What does συμβιβάζω (symbibázō) mean in the Bible?
συμβιβάζω (symbibázō): Means to join together or teach/instruct; contextually connotes logical deduction and spiritual coherence.
Greek · G4822
συμβιβάζω
To join with
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συμβιβάζω G4822
Pronunciation symbibázō
What does συμβιβάζω (symbibázō) mean in the Bible?
συμβιβάζω (symbibázō): Means to join together or teach/instruct; contextually connotes logical deduction and spiritual coherence.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4822?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include knit together (2), {forward} to explain himself (1), by proving (1), concluding (1), held together (1).
Where does συμβιβάζω (symbibázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 9:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Colossians (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Ephesians (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 knit together 2× Colossians 2:2, Colossians 2:19
{forward} to explain himself 1× Acts 19:33
by proving 1× Acts 9:22
concluding 1× Acts 16:10
held together 1× Ephesians 4:16
to instruct 1× 1 Corinthians 2:16
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 9:22 συμβιβάζων to by proving Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 16:10 συμβιβάζοντες to concluding Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 19:33 συνεβίβασαν to {forward} to explain himself Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1 Corinthians 2:16 συμβιβάσει to to instruct Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Ephesians 4:16 συμβιβαζόμενον to held together Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular Colossians 2:2 συμβιβασθέντες to knit together Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Colossians 2:19 συμβιβαζόμενον to knit together Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 9:22
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 4
Acts 3 1 Corinthians 1 Ephesians 1 Colossians 2
Source forms
συμβιβαζόμενον 2x symbibazomenon Ephesians 4:16, Colossians 2:19
συμβιβάζοντες 1x symbibazontes Acts 16:10
συμβιβάζων 1x symbibazōn Acts 9:22
συμβιβάσει 1x symbibasei 1 Corinthians 2:16
συμβιβασθέντες 1x symbibasthentes Colossians 2:2
συνεβίβασαν 1x synebibasan Acts 19:33
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular 2x Ephesians 4:16, Colossians 2:19
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 19:33
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Colossians 2:2
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 2:16
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 16:10
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 9:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Means to join together or teach/instruct; contextually connotes logical deduction and spiritual coherence.
Strong's G4822
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 2 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 4:16 Source Gloss
to join with
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 9:22 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συμβιβάζων sumbibazwn
I unite, prove, instruct
Read verse Acts 16:10 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συμβιβάζοντες sumbibazontev
I unite, prove, instruct
Read verse 1 Corinthians 2:16 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
συμβιβάσει sumbibasei
I unite, prove, instruct
Read verse Ephesians 4:16 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
συμβιβαζόμενον sumbibazomenon
I unite, prove, instruct
Read verse Colossians 2:2 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
συμβιβασθέντων sumbibasqentwn
I unite, prove, instruct
Read verse Colossians 2:19 Verb Present Passive Participle Nominative Singular Neuter
συμβιβαζόμενον, sumbibazomenon
I unite, prove, instruct
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 groups 2 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Present, Aorist, Future Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Passive Eph 4:16 · Col 2:19 2×
Present Active Acts 9:22 · Acts 16:10 2×
Aorist Passive Col 2:2 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Acts 19:33 1×
Future Active 1 Cor 2:16 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 2 future 1
Voice
active 4 passive 1
Mood
participle 3 indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Acts 9:22 συμβιβάζων present active participle participle Acts 16:10 συμβιβάζοντες present active participle participle Acts 19:33 συνεβίβασαν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 2:16 συμβιβάσει future active indicative prospective Colossians 2:2 συμβιβασθέντες aorist passive 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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Physical or structural joining and knitting together of body parts
Teaching, instructing, or knitting together in knowledge and understanding
Deducing, proving, or demonstrating through logical argumentation
Comparing evidence and drawing a logical conclusion or inference
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
συμβιβάζω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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