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G4085 πιέζω (piézō)
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πιέζω v. I press down

Strong's Definition

another form for 4084; to pack

KJV Usage: press down

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

verb | πιάζω

19.49 · Physical Impact · Press

to press down to press down, in order to make more compact

LUK 6:38

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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

πιέζω piezō 1x

to press, to press or squeeze down, make compact by pressure, Lk. 6:38*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

πιέζω,

[in LXX: Mi 6:15 (דּרךְ)*;]

to press, press down or together: Lk 6:38 (cl).

Later, to seize (v.s. πιάζω).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

πιέζω (see s.v. πιάζω) is found in Lk 6538. with the original meaning ‘* press down’: cf. Micah 615 πιέσεις ἐλαίαν, and Syl/ 422 (= * 904)? (iv/A.D.) μ]ήτε 6 βουλόμενος κεχρῆσθαι δι᾿ ἄγνοιαν [ὑπ]ὸ τῆς ἀπειρίας πιεζείσθω. In 26. 587304 (B.c. 329-8) the subst. πιεστήρ, which Dittenberger says means elsewhere forcz/ar uel prelum, seems to have the force of μοχλός (‘‘crowbar”), but the root meaning of pressing is still preserved. IIvé{w contains a reduced form of ἐπί and ἕζομαι : cf. πινυτός from ἐπί and the root of véFos (Boisacq Dict. Ltym. pp. 782, 785).

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

πιέζω (piezō) — to press down. πῐέζω, imperfect ἐπίεζον, Epic dialect πίεζον [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future πιέσω [Refs 4th c.BC+]; Epic dialect πιέσσω [Refs 4th c.AD+]: aorist ἐπίεσα [Refs 5th c.BC+] (but subjunctive πιέξῃς [Refs 5th c.BC+], infinitive πιέξαι [Refs 4th c.BC+]participle πιέξας (variant{πιάξας}) [Refs 2nd c.BC+]: perfect πεπίεκα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]:—passive, future πιεσθήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+] (δια-), Heliod cited in [Refs 4th c.AD+]: aorist ἐπιέσθην [Refs 8th c.BC+]: perfect πεπίεσμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]—From πῐεζέω we have πιεζέουσι variant in [Refs]imperfect πιέζευν variant in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle πιεζεῦντα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, participle πιεζεύμενος [Refs 5th c.BC+] (always with variant -όμενος), [Refs 5th c.BC+]: imperfect ἐπιεζοῦντο [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; so in later Gr., as [Refs 1st c.AD+]; Doric dialect, Aeolic dialect, and later Gr. πῐάζω [Refs 7th c.BC+]: aorist 1 ἐπίᾰσα [LXX+NT+3rd c.BC+]passive, future πιασθήσομαι [LXX]: aorist ἐπιάσθην [NT]: perfect πεπίασμαι [Refs 1st c.BC+]:—press tight, squeeze, χειρὶ ἑλὼν ἐπίεζε βραχίονα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀστεμφέως ἐχέμεν μᾶλλόν τε π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. τὰ χείλεα compress them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ῥύγχος εἰς ὄξος π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τοὺς ὑπευθύνους squeezing them (like figs), to try if they are ripe, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be pressed tight, ἐν δεσμοῖς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of wrestlers, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; πιέζεται ὅσα πόρους ἔχει κενούς are compressible, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. press or weigh down, of a heavy weight, Σικελία αὐτοῦ π. στέρνα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—and in passive, ὁ δ᾽ ὦμος.. πιέζεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]: metaphorically, oppress, distress, π. τινὰ ἡ δαπάνη [Refs 5th c.BC+]; συμφορὰ δ᾽ἑτέρους ἑτέρα π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἡ ἀνάγκη[Refs 5th c.BC+]:—frequently in passive, ὑπὸ νούσοισι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; of a river, to be exhausted from the heat of the sun, [Refs]

II.2. press hard, of a victorious army, τοὺς ἐναντίους [Refs] —passive, τὴν πιεζομένην μάλιστα τῶν μοιρέων[Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. bear hardly upon, τινα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a point in the argument, hold fast to, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; press it, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] [same place], etc.; lay stress on, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: with dative, insist upon, τοῖσι περιπάτοισι [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.3. b determine precisely, ἀποστήματα [Refs 5th c.AD+]; π. δεῖ πῶς ἓν ἐκεῖνο καὶ ἕτερον [Refs 3rd c.AD+]

II.4. repress, stifle, ἐν θυμῷ χόλον [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.5. outweigh, τἀγαθῷ τὸ δυστυχές [Refs 5th c.BC+]

III. later, lay hold of, ταῦρον.. πιάξας τᾶς ὁπλᾶς by the hoof, [NT+3rd c.BC+]

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