What does συμπαραλαμβάνω (symparalambánō) mean in the Bible?
συμπαραλαμβάνω (symparalambánō) is a Greek word meaning "to take along in company".
Greek · G4838
συμπαραλαμβάνω
To take along in company
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συμπαραλαμβάνω G4838
Pronunciation symparalambánō
What does συμπαραλαμβάνω (symparalambánō) mean in the Bible?
συμπαραλαμβάνω (symparalambánō) is a Greek word meaning "to take along in company".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4838?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to take (2), bringing with [them] (1), I took (1).
Where does συμπαραλαμβάνω (symparalambánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 12:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (3), Galatians (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 to take 2× Acts 15:37, Acts 15:38
bringing with [them] 1× Acts 12:25
I took 1× Galatians 2:1
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 12:25 συμπαραλαβόντες to bringing with [them] Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Acts 15:37 συμπαραλαβεῖν to to take Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Acts 15:38 συμπαραλαμβάνειν to to take Verb - Present Infinitive Active Galatians 2:1 συμπαραλαβὼν to I took Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 12:25
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Acts 3 Galatians 1
Source forms
συμπαραλαβεῖν 1x symparalabein Acts 15:37
συμπαραλαβόντες 1x symparalabontes Acts 12:25
συμπαραλαβὼν 1x symparalabōn Galatians 2:1
συμπαραλαμβάνειν 1x symparalambanein Acts 15:38
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Acts 15:37
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Acts 12:25
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Galatians 2:1
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x Acts 15:38
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to take along in company
Source Gloss
to take along in company
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 12:25 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συμπαραλαβόντες sumparalabontev
I take along as a companion
Read verse Acts 15:37 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
συμπαραλαβεῖν sumparalabein
I take along as a companion
Read verse Acts 15:38 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
συμπαραλαβεῖν sumparalabein
I take along as a companion
Read verse Galatians 2:1 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συμπαραλαβὼν sumparalabwn
I take along as a companion
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 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3 present 1
Voice
active 4
Mood
participle 2 infinitive 2
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
συμπαραλαμβάνω 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