What does συμφωνέω (symphōnéō) mean in the Bible?
συμφωνέω (symphōnéō): Harmonious agreement, often involving explicit negotiation or contract about specific terms.
Greek · G4856
συμφωνέω
To agree with
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συμφωνέωG4856
Pronunciationsymphōnéō
What does συμφωνέω (symphōnéō) mean in the Bible?
συμφωνέω (symphōnéō): Harmonious agreement, often involving explicit negotiation or contract about specific terms.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4856?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include agree (3), Did you not agree (1), He agreed (1), will not match (1).
Where does συμφωνέω (symphōnéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 18:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Acts (2), Luke (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 Itagree3×Matthew 18:19, Acts 5:9, Acts 15:15
Did you not agree1×Matthew 20:13
He agreed1×Matthew 20:2
will not match1×Luke 5:36
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 18:19συμφωνήσωσινtoagreeVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralMatthew 20:2συμφωνήσαςtoHe agreedVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularMatthew 20:13συνεφώνησάςtoDid you not agreeVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularLuke 5:36συμφωνήσειtowill not matchVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularActs 5:9συνεφωνήθηtoagreeVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularActs 15:15συμφωνοῦσινtoagreeVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 18:19
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Matthew3Luke1Acts2
Source forms
συμφωνήσας1xsymphōnēsasMatthew 20:2
συμφωνήσει1xsymphōnēseiLuke 5:36
συμφωνήσωσιν1xsymphōnēsōsinMatthew 18:19
συμφωνοῦσιν1xsymphōnousinActs 15:15
συνεφωνήθη1xsynephōnēthēActs 5:9
συνεφώνησάς1xsynephōnēsasMatthew 20:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xMatthew 20:13
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xActs 5:9
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 20:2
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural1xMatthew 18:19
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 5:36
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xActs 15:15
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Harmonious agreement, often involving explicit negotiation or contract about specific terms.
Strong'sG4856
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms3 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to agree with
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Harmonious agreement, often involving explicit negotiation or contract about specific terms.
prop., to agree in sound, be in harmony (Plat., Arist.). Metaphorical,
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 18:19Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
συμφωνήσωσινsumfwnhswsin
I agree with
Read verseMatthew 20:2Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συμφωνήσαςsumfwnhsav
I agree with
Read verseMatthew 20:13Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
συνεφώνησάςsunefwnhsav
I agree with
Read verseLuke 5:36Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
συμφωνεῖsumfwnei
I agree with
Read verseActs 5:9Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
συνεφωνήθηsunefwnhqh
I agree with
Read verseActs 15:15Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
συμφωνοῦσινsumfwnousin
I agree with
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 groups3Aligned forms6TensesAorist, Future, PresentVoicesActive, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist ActiveMatt 18:191×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist ActiveMatt 20:21×
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Aorist ActiveMatt 20:131×
Future ActiveLuke 5:361×
Aorist PassiveActs 5:91×
Present ActiveActs 15:151×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist4present1future1
Voice
active5passive1
Mood
indicative4subjunctive1participle1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 18:19συμφωνήσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 20:13συνεφώνησάςaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 20:2συμφωνήσαςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 5:36συμφωνήσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveActs 5:9συνεφωνήθηaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 15:15συμφωνοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoing
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
συμφωνέω is built from this root:
σύμφωνοςG4859