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συμβιβάζω

To join with

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συμβιβάζω G4822
Pronunciation symbibázō

What does συμβιβάζω (symbibázō) mean in the Bible?

συμβιβάζω (symbibázō) is a Greek word meaning "to join with". συν-βιβάζω (Rec.

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Meaning

to join with
Extended definition

Means to join together or teach/instruct; contextually connotes logical deduction and spiritual coherence.

(Rec. συμ-), [in LXX: Exo.4:12, 15, Lev.10:11, Jdg.13:8, Psa.32:8 (יָרָה hi.); Exo.18:16, Deu.4:9, Isa.40:13 (יָדַע hi.), Isa.40:14 (בִּין hi.), Da TH Dan.9:22 (שָׂכַל hi.) * ;]

1to join or knit together, unite: Eph.4:16, Col.2:2 (but see infr.), Col.2:19.
2to compare, consider, conclude (Plat.): Act.16:10.
3to deduce, prove, demonstrate (Arist.): Act.9:22.
4As in LXX ("translation Greek," = ἐμβιβάζω, metaphorically), to teach, instruct: 1Co.2:16 Act.19:33, R, mg. (also in Vg., Col.2:2, instructi, but see supr.).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Present Aorist Future
Voices
Passive Active
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Passive Eph 4:16 · Col 2:19 2×
Present Active Acts 9:22 · Acts 16:10 2×
Aorist Passive Col 2:2 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Acts 19:33 1×
Future Active 1 Cor 2:16 1×
7 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 1 prospective 1 participle 3
Tense
present 2 aorist 2 future 1
Voice
active 4 passive 1
Mood
participle 3 indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Acts 9:22 συμβιβάζων present active participle participle Acts 16:10 συμβιβάζοντες present active participle participle Acts 19:33 συνεβίβασαν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 2:16 συμβιβάσει future active indicative prospective Colossians 2:2 συμβιβασθέντες aorist passive participle participle

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

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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
Ephesians 4:16 joined together symbibázō Participle · Present Passive
Physical or structural joining and knitting together of body parts
Colossians 2:2 instructed symbibázō Participle · Aorist Passive
Teaching, instructing, or knitting together in knowledge and understanding
Acts 9:22 proved symbibázō Participle · Present Active
Deducing, proving, or demonstrating through logical argumentation
Acts 16:10 concluding symbibázō Participle · Present Active
Comparing evidence and drawing a logical conclusion or inference
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.

Colossians 2 — Fullness in Christ and Freedom from Christ-Plus Religion

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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