συνθρύπτω
sunthruptō
G4919
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Greek
to break
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sunthrupto describes the breaking of Paul's heart as others weep before his journey to Jerusalem.
The attested use describes emotional breaking: in Acts 21:13, Paul asks what the others are doing by weeping and breaking his heart.
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Breaking someone's heart through distress · dominant
In Acts 21:13, the present active nominative plural masculine participle occurs in Paul's question about the others' weeping and its effect on his heart. The APB renders the clause, "weeping and breaking my heart," while Paul states his readiness to be bound and to die in Jerusalem.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 21:13, the APB presents the clause as "weeping and breaking my heart." This rendering confirms the verse's emotional context without isolating every element of the Greek expression.