What does συλλυπέω (syllypéō) mean in the Bible?
συλλυπέω (syllypéō): Grief arising from sympathetic identification with another's sorrow, not mere pity
Greek · G4818
συλλυπέω
Be grieved
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συλλυπέωG4818
Pronunciationsyllypéō
What does συλλυπέω (syllypéō) mean in the Bible?
συλλυπέω (syllypéō): Grief arising from sympathetic identification with another's sorrow, not mere pity
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How does the BSB render G4818?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include [and] sorrow (1).
Where does συλλυπέω (syllypéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 3:5. Its strongest book concentrations include 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[and] sorrow1×Mark 3:5
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First aligned rowMark 3:5
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Mark1
Source forms
συλλυπούμενος*1xsyllypoumenosMark 3:5
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMark 3:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Grief arising from sympathetic identification with another's sorrow, not mere pity
Source Gloss
be grieved
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grief arising from sympathetic identification with another's sorrow, not mere pity
(Rec. συλλ-), -ῶ, [in LXX: Psa.69:20, Isa.51:19 (נוּד) * ;] to make to grieve with (Arist.). Pass., to be moved to grief by sympathy: before ἐπί, with dative, Mrk.3:5.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 3:5Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συλλυπούμενοςsullupoumenov
I am grieved
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
present1
Voice
middle1
Mood
participle1
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
συλλυπέω is built from these roots: