Greek · G4782 · unreviewed

συγκαταβαίνω

To descend in company with

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συγκαταβαίνω G4782

Pronunciation synkatabaínō

What does συγκαταβαίνω (synkatabaínō) mean in the Bible?

συγκαταβαίνω (synkatabaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to descend in company with". συν-κατα-βαίνω (Rec.

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Meaning

to descend in company with

Extended definition

(Rec. συγκ-), [in LXX: Psa.49:17 (יָרַד), Wis.10:13, Dan LXX TH 3:49 * ;] to go down with: Act.25:5. In late writers also metaphorically (Wis, l.with), to condescend, on WH. see Rutherford, NPhr., 485 f.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

participle 1

Tense

aorist 1

Voice

active 1

Mood

participle 1

NT Occurrences

Acts 25:5 συγκαταβάντες aorist active participle participle

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

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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

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