syntribō · break, crush

What it means

syntribō (συντρίβω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “break, crush”.

Shatter.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Smash to bits; grind down what is fragile or weak.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• are shattered ×1
• battering ×1
• breaking ×1
• broken in pieces ×1
• crushed ×1
• will be broken ×1
• will crush ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×2
• Luke×1
• John×1
• Romans×1
• Revelation×1

• Matthew 12:20

  A crushed reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not put out, until he brings justice to victory;

• Mark 5:4

  because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him.

• Mark 14:3

  And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard, very costly; breaking the jar, she poured it over his head.

• Luke 9:39

  And look, a spirit seizes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it convulses him with foam, and it scarcely leaves him, battering him.

• John 19:36

  For these things happened so that the Scripture might be fulfilled, “Not a bone of his will be broken.”

• Romans 16:20

  And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet soon. The grace of our Lord Jesus the Messiah be with you.

• Revelation 2:27

  and he will shepherd them with an iron rod, as the clay pots are shattered,