What does συγκάθημαι (synkáthēmai) mean in the Bible?
συγκάθημαι (synkáthēmai) is a Greek word meaning "to seat oneself in company with".
Greek · G4775
συγκάθημαι
To seat oneself in company with
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συγκάθημαι G4775
Pronunciation synkáthēmai
What does συγκάθημαι (synkáthēmai) mean in the Bible?
συγκάθημαι (synkáthēmai) is a Greek word meaning "to seat oneself in company with".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4775?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he sat (1), seated with (1).
Where does συγκάθημαι (synkáthēmai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 14:54. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It he sat 1× Mark 14:54
seated with 1× Acts 26:30
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 14:54
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Mark 1 Acts 1
Source forms
συνκαθήμενοι 1x synkathēmenoi Acts 26:30
συνκαθήμενος 1x synkathēmenos Mark 14:54
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 26:30
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 14:54
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to seat oneself in company with
Source Gloss
to seat oneself in company with
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 14:54 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συγκαθήμενος sugkaqhmenov
I sit with
Read verse Acts 26:30 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συγκαθήμενοι sugkaqhmenoi
I sit 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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
middle 1
Mood
participle 1
NT Occurrences
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)
Word Origins
συγκάθημαι is built from these roots:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain