What does συμβαίνω (symbaínō) mean in the Bible?
συμβαίνω (symbaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to happen".
Greek · G4819
συμβαίνω
To happen
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συμβαίνω G4819
Pronunciation symbaínō
What does συμβαίνω (symbaínō) mean in the Bible?
συμβαίνω (symbaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to happen".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4819?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include had happened (2), - (1), are (1), happened (1), that came upon (1).
Where does συμβαίνω (symbaínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 10:32. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Peter (1), 2 Peter (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 had happened 2× Luke 24:14, Acts 3:10
- 1× Acts 21:35
are 1× 2 Peter 2:22
happened 1× 1 Corinthians 10:11
that came upon 1× Acts 20:19
to happen 1× Mark 10:32
were happening 1× 1 Peter 4:12
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 10:32 συμβαίνειν to to happen Verb - Present Infinitive Active Luke 24:14 συμβεβηκότων to had happened Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural Acts 3:10 συμβεβηκότι to had happened Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Neuter Singular Acts 20:19 συμβάντων to that came upon Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural Acts 21:35 συνέβη to - Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 10:11 συνέβαινεν to happened Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Peter 4:12 συμβαίνοντος to were happening Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular 2 Peter 2:22 συμβέβηκεν to are Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 10:32
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 3 1 Corinthians 1 1 Peter 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
συμβαίνειν 1x symbainein Mark 10:32
συμβαίνοντος 1x symbainontos 1 Peter 4:12
συμβάντων 1x symbantōn Acts 20:19
συμβέβηκεν 1x symbebēken 2 Peter 2:22
συμβεβηκότι 1x symbebēkoti Acts 3:10
συμβεβηκότων 1x symbebēkotōn Luke 24:14
συνέβαινεν 1x synebainen 1 Corinthians 10:11
συνέβη 1x synebē Acts 21:35
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Acts 21:35
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural 1x Acts 20:19
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 10:11
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Peter 2:22
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 3:10
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural 1x Luke 24:14
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Mark 10:32
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x 1 Peter 4:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to happen
Source Gloss
to happen
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to stand with the feet together.
2to come together, come to terms.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 10:32 Verb Present Active Infinitive
συμβαίνειν sumbainein
I happen, occur
Read verse Luke 24:14 Verb Perfect Active Participle Genitive Plural Neuter
συμβεβηκότων sumbebhkotwn
I happen, occur
Read verse Acts 3:10 Verb Perfect Active Participle Dative Singular Neuter
συμβεβηκότι sumbebhkoti
I happen, occur
Read verse Acts 20:19 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
συμβάντων sumbantwn
I happen, occur
Read verse Acts 21:35 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
συνέβη sunebh
I happen, occur
Read verse 1 Corinthians 10:11 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Active Indicative
συνέβαινον sunebainon
I happen, occur
Read verse 1 Peter 4:12 Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Neuter
συμβαίνοντος· sumbainontov
I happen, occur
Read verse 2 Peter 2:22 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Active Indicative
συμβέβηκε sumbebhken
I happen, occur
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 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 3 present 2 aorist 2 imperfect 1
Voice
active 8
Mood
participle 4 indicative 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 10:32 συμβαίνειν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:14 συμβεβηκότων perfect active participle participle Acts 3:10 συμβεβηκότι perfect active participle participle Acts 20:19 συμβάντων aorist active participle participle Acts 21:35 συνέβη aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 10:11 συνέβαινεν imperfect active indicative background 1 Peter 4:12 συμβαίνοντος present active participle participle 2 Peter 2:22 συμβέβηκεν perfect active indicative resultant
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
συμβαίνω is built from these roots:
βάσις G939
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