Greek · G4820 · unreviewed

συμβάλλω

To ponder/confer

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συμβάλλω G4820

Pronunciation symbállō

What does συμβάλλω (symbállō) mean in the Bible?

συμβάλλω (symbállō) is a Greek word meaning "to ponder/confer". συν-βάλλω (Rec.

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Meaning

to ponder/confer

Extended definition

Literally "throw together": either words (discuss/debate) or thoughts (ponder), or hostile forces (encounter in battle).

(Rec. συμ-), [in LXX: 2Ch.25:19 (גָּרָה hith.), Isa.46:6 (זוּל), Jer.43:3 (סוּת hi.), Wis.5:8, al. ;] to throw together, hence,

aof speech (before λόγους, Eur., al.), to discuss, confer (sc. λόγους): with dative of person(s), Luk.11:53, WH, mg., Act.17:18; before πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Act.4:15;

bto reflect, consider, ponder: ἐν τ. καρδίᾳ, Luk.2:19; __(with) to meet with, fall in with: Act.20:14; in hostile sense, εἰς πόλεμον, with dative (εἰς μάχην, Polyb.), Luk.14:31;

dmid., to contribute (Polyb., al.; cf. MM, xxiv): Act.18:27.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Imperfect Present Aorist

Voices

Active Middle

Indicative states a fact or reality 4×

Imperfect Active Acts 4:15 · Acts 17:18 · Acts 20:14 3×

Aorist Middle Acts 18:27 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×

Present Active Luke 2:19 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×

Aorist Active Luke 14:31 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 background 3 infinitive 1 participle 1

Tense

imperfect 3 aorist 2 present 1

Voice

active 5 middle 1

Mood

indicative 4 participle 1 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

Luke 2:19 συμβάλλουσα present active participle participle Luke 14:31 συμβαλεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 4:15 συνέβαλλον imperfect active indicative background Acts 17:18 συνέβαλλον imperfect active indicative background Acts 18:27 συνεβάλετο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 20:14 συνέβαλλεν imperfect active indicative background

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Luke 14:31 encounter symbállō Infinitive · Aorist Active

to meet in hostile confrontation, to engage in battle or war

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond Luke 2 — The Savior Born, Revealed, Presented, and Growing in Wisdom

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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