What does σύν (sýn) mean in the Bible?
σύν (sýn) is a Greek word meaning "with".
Greek · G4862
σύν
With
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σύνG4862
Pronunciationsýn
What does σύν (sýn) mean in the Bible?
σύν (sýn) is a Greek word meaning "with".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4862?
The BSB source-word alignment has 129 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include with (80), . . . (11), along with (11), together with (6), and (5).
Where does σύν (sýn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 25:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (52), Luke (23), 1 Corinthians (7), 2 Corinthians (7).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itwith80×Matthew 25:27, Matthew 26:35, Matthew 27:38, Matthew 27:44
. . .11×Mark 2:26, Luke 5:9, Luke 9:32, Luke 24:24
along with11×Mark 8:34, Acts 1:14, Acts 14:13, Acts 15:25
together with6×Luke 20:1, Acts 5:1, 1 Corinthians 1:2, 2 Corinthians 1:1
and5×Mark 4:10, Luke 23:11, Acts 18:8, Acts 23:15
-1×Luke 24:21
[and]1×Mark 9:4
[and] to1×Acts 16:32
[He and]1×Acts 10:2
[were] with1×Luke 8:1
[who were] with1×Acts 17:34
accompanied by1×Acts 18:18
an attendant1×Acts 13:7
and so does1×1 Corinthians 16:19
as [did]1×Acts 3:4
on1×Luke 5:19
through1×Acts 7:35
vvv1×Acts 19:38
when1×1 Corinthians 10:13
who are with1×Philippians 4:21
With him [I am sending]1×Colossians 4:9
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 25:27σὺνtowithPrepositionMatthew 26:35σὺνtowithPrepositionMatthew 27:38σὺνtowithPrepositionMatthew 27:44σὺνtowithPrepositionMark 2:26σὺνto. . .PrepositionMark 4:10σὺνtoandPrepositionMark 8:34σὺνtoalong withPrepositionMark 9:4σὺνto[and]PrepositionMark 15:27σὺνtowithPrepositionMark 15:32σὺνtowithPreposition
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 25:27
Aligned rows129
Books represented15
Matthew4Mark6Luke23John3Acts52Romans41 Corinthians72 Corinthians7Galatians4Ephesians2Philippians4Colossians71 Thessalonians4James12 Peter1
Source forms
σὺν127xsynMatthew 25:27, Matthew 26:35, Matthew 27:38, Matthew 27:44
σύν1xsynActs 25:23
σὺν*1xsyn2 Corinthians 8:19
Parsing patterns
Preposition129xMatthew 25:27, Matthew 26:35, Matthew 27:38, Matthew 27:44
Evidence Summary
Greek word. with
Strong'sG4862
Lexical occurrences129 versesGreek text appearances125 times16 shown belowWord forms1 form129 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
with
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 125 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 25:27Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseMatthew 26:35Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseMatthew 27:38Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseMark 2:26Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseMark 4:10Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseMark 8:34Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseMark 9:4Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseMark 15:27Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseLuke 1:56Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseLuke 2:5Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseLuke 2:13Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseLuke 5:9Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseLuke 5:19Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseLuke 7:6Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseLuke 7:12Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseLuke 8:1Preposition
σὺνsun
with
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms129
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 25:27 · Matt 26:35 · Matt 27:38 · Matt 27:44 · Mark 2:26 · Mark 4:10 · Mark 8:34 · Mark 9:4 · Mark 15:27 · Mark 15:32 · Luke 1:56 · Luke 2:5 · Luke 2:13 · Luke 5:9 · Luke 5:19 · Luke 7:6129×
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