What does συμπεριλαμβάνω (symperilambánō) mean in the Bible?
συμπεριλαμβάνω (symperilambánō) is a Greek word meaning "to embrace".
Greek · G4843
συμπεριλαμβάνω
To embrace
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συμπεριλαμβάνω G4843
Pronunciation symperilambánō
What does συμπεριλαμβάνω (symperilambánō) mean in the Bible?
συμπεριλαμβάνω (symperilambánō) is a Greek word meaning "to embrace".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4843?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include embraced [him] (1).
Where does συμπεριλαμβάνω (symperilambánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 20:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (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 embraced [him] 1× Acts 20:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 20:10
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Acts 1
Source forms
συμπεριλαβὼν 1x symperilabōn Acts 20:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 20:10
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to embrace
Source Gloss
to embrace
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 20:10 Verb Second Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συμπεριλαβὼν sumperilabwn
I embrace completely
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
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 1
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
συμπεριλαμβάνω 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