What does συζητέω (syzētéō) mean in the Bible?
συζητέω (syzētéō) is a Greek word meaning "to debate".
Greek · G4802
συζητέω
To debate
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συζητέω G4802
Pronunciation syzētéō
What does συζητέω (syzētéō) mean in the Bible?
συζητέω (syzētéō) is a Greek word meaning "to debate".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4802?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include are you disputing (1), arguing (1), began to ask (1), debate (1), debated (1).
Where does συζητέω (syzētéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 1:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (6), Acts (2), Luke (2).
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 are you disputing 1× Mark 9:16
arguing 1× Mark 9:14
began to ask 1× Mark 1:27
debate 1× Mark 12:28
debated 1× Acts 9:29
deliberated 1× Luke 24:15
discussing 1× Mark 9:10
They disputed 1× Acts 6:9
to argue with 1× Mark 8:11
to question 1× Luke 22:23
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 1:27 συζητεῖν to began to ask Verb - Present Infinitive Active Mark 8:11 συζητεῖν to to argue with Verb - Present Infinitive Active Mark 9:10 συζητοῦντες to discussing Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Mark 9:14 συζητοῦντας to arguing Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural Mark 9:16 συζητεῖτε to are you disputing Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Mark 12:28 συζητούντων to debate Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural Luke 22:23 συζητεῖν to to question Verb - Present Infinitive Active Luke 24:15 συζητεῖν to deliberated Verb - Present Infinitive Active Acts 6:9 συζητοῦντες to They disputed Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 9:29 συνεζήτει to debated Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 1:27
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 3
Mark 6 Luke 2 Acts 2
Source forms
συζητεῖν 4x syzētein Mark 1:27, Mark 8:11, Luke 22:23, Luke 24:15
συζητοῦντες 2x syzētountes Mark 9:10, Acts 6:9
συζητεῖτε 1x syzēteite Mark 9:16
συζητοῦντας 1x syzētountas Mark 9:14
συζητούντων 1x syzētountōn Mark 12:28
συνεζήτει 1x synezētei Acts 9:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 4x Mark 1:27, Mark 8:11, Luke 22:23, Luke 24:15
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Mark 9:10, Acts 6:9
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 9:29
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Mark 9:16
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Mark 9:14
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Mark 12:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to debate
Source Gloss
to debate
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(Rec. συζ-), -ῶ, [in LXX: Neh.2:4 AB1 (בָּקַשׁ pi.) * ;]
1to search or examine together (Plat.).
2In NT (and π., see MM, xxiii; also in MGr., see Kennedy, Sources, 155), to discuss, dispute: Mrk.1:27 12:28, Luk.24:15; before quæst. indir., Mrk.9:10; with dative of person(s), Mrk.8:11 Act.6:9; before πρός, with accusative of person(s), Mrk.9:14, 16, Act.9:29; id. before quæst. indir., Luk.22:23.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 1:27 Verb Present Active Infinitive
συζητεῖν suzhtein
I seek together, discuss, dispute
Read verse Mark 8:11 Verb Present Active Infinitive
συζητεῖν suzhtein
I seek together, discuss, dispute
Read verse Mark 9:10 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συζητοῦντες suzhtountev
I seek together, discuss, dispute
Read verse Mark 9:14 Verb Present Active Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
συζητοῦντας suzhtountav
I seek together, discuss, dispute
Read verse Mark 9:16 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
συζητεῖτε suzhteite
I seek together, discuss, dispute
Read verse Mark 12:28 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
συζητούντων, suzhtountwn
I seek together, discuss, dispute
Read verse Luke 22:23 Verb Present Active Infinitive
συζητεῖν suzhtein
I seek together, discuss, dispute
Read verse Luke 24:15 Verb Present Active Infinitive
συζητεῖν, suzhtein
I seek together, discuss, dispute
Read verse Acts 6:9 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συζητοῦντες suzhtountev
I seek together, discuss, dispute
Read verse Acts 9:29 Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
συνεζήτει sunezhtei
I seek together, discuss, dispute
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 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 9
Voice
active 9
Mood
participle 4 infinitive 4 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 1:27 συζητεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 8:11 συζητεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 9:10 συζητοῦντες present active participle participle Mark 9:14 συζητοῦντας present active participle participle Mark 9:16 συζητεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Mark 12:28 συζητούντων present active participle participle Luke 22:23 συζητεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:15 συζητεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Acts 6:9 συζητοῦντες present active participle participle
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
συζητέω 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