Greek · G4820, G2087, G935, G4171

συμβαλεῖν ἑτέρῳ βασιλεῖ εἰς πόλεμον

To ponder/confer · (an-, the) other or different · a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively) · warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)

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συμβάλλω G4820 to ponder/confer

Pronunciation symbállō

Literally "throw together": either words (discuss/debate) or thoughts (ponder), or hostile forces (encounter in battle).

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ἕτερος G2087 (an-, the) other or different

Pronunciation héteros

Denotes the second of a pair, or another of different kind; encroaches on ἄλλος in later Greek.

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βασιλεύς G935 a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)

Pronunciation basileús

Sovereign ruler holding absolute authority; applied to God, Christ, earthly monarchs, and Roman emperors throughout NT.

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πόλεμος G4171 warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)

Pronunciation pólemos

War as organized military conflict, distinct from individual fights or personal quarrels.

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What does συμβαλεῖν ἑτέρῳ βασιλεῖ εἰς πόλεμον (symbalein heterō basilei eis polemon) mean in the Bible?

συμβάλλω · ἕτερος · βασιλεύς · πόλεμος is a Greek phrase meaning "to meet/engage another king in war".

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Questions this entry answers

What does συμβάλλω · ἕτερος · βασιλεύς · πόλεμος mean in the Bible?

συμβάλλω · ἕτερος · βασιλεύς · πόλεμος is a Greek phrase meaning "to meet/engage another king in war".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4820, G2087, G935, G4171?

G4820, G2087, G935, G4171 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. to meet/engage another king in war

Strong's G4820, G2087, G935, G4171

Lexical occurrences 6 verses Word forms 3 forms 6 references

Source Gloss

to meet/engage another king in war

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 groups 3 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Imperfect, Present, Aorist Voices Active, Middle

Tenses

Imperfect Present Aorist

Voices

Active Middle

Indicative states a fact or reality 4×

Imperfect Active Acts 4:15 · Acts 17:18 · Acts 20:14 3×

Aorist Middle Acts 18:27 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×

Present Active Luke 2:19 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×

Aorist Active Luke 14:31 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 1 background 3 infinitive 1 participle 1

Tense

imperfect 3 aorist 2 present 1

Voice

active 5 middle 1

Mood

indicative 4 participle 1 infinitive 1

NT Occurrences

Luke 2:19 συμβάλλουσα present active participle participle Luke 14:31 συμβαλεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 4:15 συνέβαλλον imperfect active indicative background Acts 17:18 συνέβαλλον imperfect active indicative background Acts 18:27 συνεβάλετο aorist middle indicative completed Acts 20:14 συνέβαλλεν imperfect active indicative background

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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