to press down

Greek Verb

πιέζω [in LXX: Mic.6:15 (דָּרַךְ)*;] 1) to press, press down or to­gether: Luk.6:38 (cl). 2) Later, to seize (see: πιάζω). (AS)

to press down

Greek Verb

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+]

Greek

Verb

to pack; press down; another form for g4084 (πιάζω)