συνέχομαι [1 verse](verb 1st sg pres ind mp) "am I straightened" is from sunecho, which means to be "joined together", to have shoulder "bent in or contracted" over the chest, and "to collapse". The general sense is to be constrained by being pressed upon. - -"Am I straightened" is a Greek verb that means to be "joined together", to have shoulder "bent in or contracted" over the chest, and "to collapse". The general sense is to be constrained by being pressed upon. However, it is not passive, but a form where the subject acts on himself. In this case, "I constrain myself". This word is used twice by Jesus, here and later to describe the destruction of Jerusalem.