UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: συγχέω; impf.; συνέχεον; συνέχυννον; συγχέω; aor.pass.; συνεχύθην; συγχέω; pf.pass.; συγκέχυμαι

Related lemmas: χέω

Sense 1: to cause consternation, to confound

Semantic entry: 25.221

Semantic domains: Attitudes and Emotions

Subdomains: Surprise, Astonish

Definition: (figurative extension of meaning of συγχέω or συγχύννω ‘to pour together, to mix,’ not occurring in the NT) to cause such astonishment as to bewilder and dismay

Notes: It is also possible to render this expression in RV ACT 21:27 · LV ACT 21:27 · Read together ACT 21:27 as ‘they stirred up the whole crowd.’

ACT 2:6: RV ACT 2:6 · LV ACT 2:6 · Read together ACT 2:6

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OET-RV ACT 2:6

6 When they heard this noise, lots of people came to investigate but they were confused because they heard the believers talking in their own languages from around the world.

OET-LV ACT 2:6

6 And of_ the this _sound having _become, the multitude came _together and was _confounded, because each one heard speaking of _them in _his.
own language.

ACT 9:22: RV ACT 9:22 · LV ACT 9:22 · Read together ACT 9:22

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OET-RV ACT 9:22

22 But Sha’ul was growing stronger and he was confounding the Yehudim (Jews) living in Damesek as he taught them that Yeshua is the promised messiah.

OET-LV ACT 9:22

22 But Saulos/(Shāʼūl) was _being_ more _strengthened, and was _confounding Youdaiōns which dwelling in Damaskos, teaching that this one is the chosen _one /messiah.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 2:6 · RV ACT 9:22 · RV ACT 19:32 · RV ACT 21:27 · RV ACT 21:31 · LV ACT 2:6 · LV ACT 9:22 · LV ACT 19:32 · LV ACT 21:27 · LV ACT 21:31 · Read together ACT 2:6 · Read together ACT 9:22 · Read together ACT 19:32 · Read together ACT 21:27 · Read together ACT 21:31

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

συγχέω

Form 1

Sense 1: to cause consternation, to confound