What does συγκρίνω (synkrínō) mean in the Bible?
συγκρίνω (synkrínō) is a Greek word meaning "to compare".
Greek · G4793
συγκρίνω
To compare
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συγκρίνωG4793
Pronunciationsynkrínō
What does συγκρίνω (synkrínō) mean in the Bible?
συγκρίνω (synkrínō) is a Greek word meaning "to compare".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4793?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include compare (2), expressing (1).
Where does συγκρίνω (synkrínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 2:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (2), 1 Corinthians (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 Itcompare2×2 Corinthians 10:12
expressing1×1 Corinthians 2:13
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Corinthians 2:13
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
1 Corinthians12 Corinthians2
Source forms
συνκρίνοντες2xsynkrinontes1 Corinthians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 10:12
συνκρῖναι1xsynkrinai2 Corinthians 10:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural2x1 Corinthians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 10:12
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1x2 Corinthians 10:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to compare
Strong'sG4793
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to compare
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 2:13Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συγκρίνοντες.sugkrinontev
I combine, compare
Read verse2 Corinthians 10:12Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
συγκρῖναιsugkrinai
I combine, compare
Read verse2 Corinthians 10:12Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συγκρίνοντεςsugkrinontev
I combine, compare
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms3TensesPresent, AoristVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Present Active1 Cor 2:13 · 2 Cor 10:122×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist Active2 Cor 10:121×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2
Voice
active2
Mood
participle2
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
συγκρίνω is built from these roots: