Greek · G4897

συνεισέρχομαι

To enter in company with

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συνεισέρχομαι G4897
Pronunciation syneisérchomai

What does συνεισέρχομαι (syneisérchomai) mean in the Bible?

G4897 has two governed forms, both in John, and means to enter together or go in with someone. In John 6:22, the crowd observes that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples.

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What does συνεισέρχομαι (syneisérchomai) mean in the Bible?

G4897 has two governed forms, both in John, and means to enter together or go in with someone. In John 6:22, the crowd observes that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples.

How does the BSB render G4897?

The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include had not boarded (1), he also went (1).

Where does συνεισέρχομαι (syneisérchomai) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 6:22. Its strongest book concentrations include John (2).

What This Word Actually Means

G4897 has two governed forms, both in John, and means to enter together or go in with someone. In John 6:22, the crowd observes that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples. In John 18:15, another disciple enters the high priest's courtyard with Jesus. The verb marks shared movement into a place; the scene, not the compound alone, determines whether the movement concerns ordinary travel, access, danger, loyalty, or misunderstanding.

John 6 uses the form as the crowd reconstructs what happened after the feeding and Jesus' crossing of the sea. Their observation about the boat is accurate but incomplete, and the following search leads into Jesus' bread-of-life discourse. The verb does not prove unbelief, spiritual perception, or a doctrine of miraculous travel. It simply records the entry the crowd knows did not occur.

John 18 places another disciple inside the courtyard because that disciple is known to the high priest. The text does not identify this disciple by name, explain the relationship, or declare that access itself proves courage, innocence, influence, or complicity. Peter initially remains outside and then enters through the other disciple's intervention before his denials. Physical proximity to Jesus can coexist with uneven understanding and response; distance can reflect exclusion, fear, danger, or lack of access rather than disloyalty.

Shared entry can become a useful image for accompaniment only with restraint. It cannot demand that a pastor, friend, spouse, child, employee, or volunteer enter an unsafe room, private meeting, police encounter, hospital space, online account, confidential process, or traumatic setting. Faithful presence respects consent, role, security, access rules, advocates, interpreters, confidentiality, and the option to remain outside.

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