Word Summary
sōreuō: to heap on
Original Word: σωρεύωTransliteration: sōreuō
Phonetic Spelling: (sore-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to heap on
Meaning: to heap on
Strong's Concordance
heap, load.
From another form of soros; to pile up (literally or figuratively) -- heap, load.
see GREEK soros
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4987: σωρεύωσωρεύω: future
σωρεύσω; perfect passive participle
σεσωρευμενος; (
σωρός, a heap); (from
Aristotle down);
to heap together, to heap up:
τί ἐπί τί,
Romans 12:20 (from
Proverbs 25:22; see
ἀνθρξ);
τινα τίνι, to overwhelm one with a heap of anything: tropically,
ἁμαρτίαις, to load one with the consciousness of many sins, passive,
2 Timothy 3:6. (Compare:
ἐπισωρεύω.)