Greek · G4868 · unreviewed

συναίρω

To settle accounts

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συναίρω G4868
Pronunciation synaírō

What does συναίρω (synaírō) mean in the Bible?

συναίρω (synaírō) is a Greek word meaning "to settle accounts". συν-αίρω [in LXX: Exo.

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Meaning

to settle accounts
Extended definition

Settling financial accounts by calculating and collecting what is owed between parties

to take up together: σ. λόγον (of which there are several exx. in π.; see Deiss., LAE, 118 f.; MM, i, xxiv; M, Pr., 160), to settle accounts, Mat.18:23-24; before μετά, C. genitive of person(s), Mat.25:19.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses
Aorist Present
Voices
Active
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract
Aorist Active Matt 18:23
Present Active Matt 18:24
Indicative states a fact or reality
Present Active Matt 25:19
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 1 infinitive 2
Tense
present 2 aorist 1
Voice
active 3
Mood
infinitive 2 indicative 1

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)

Appears In

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

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