What does συναίρω (synaírō) mean in the Bible?
συναίρω (synaírō): Settling financial accounts by calculating and collecting what is owed between parties
Greek · G4868
συναίρω
To settle accounts
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συναίρωG4868
Pronunciationsynaírō
What does συναίρω (synaírō) mean in the Bible?
συναίρω (synaírō): Settling financial accounts by calculating and collecting what is owed between parties
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How does the BSB render G4868?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include settled (1), the settlements (1), to settle (1).
Where does συναίρω (synaírō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 18:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itsettled1×Matthew 25:19
the settlements1×Matthew 18:24
to settle1×Matthew 18:23
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 18:23
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
Matthew3
Source forms
συναίρει1xsynaireiMatthew 25:19
συναίρειν1xsynaireinMatthew 18:24
συνᾶραι1xsynaraiMatthew 18:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xMatthew 18:23
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xMatthew 25:19
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1xMatthew 18:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Settling financial accounts by calculating and collecting what is owed between parties
Strong'sG4868
Lexical occurrences3 versesGreek text appearances3 timesWord forms2 forms3 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to settle accounts
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Settling financial accounts by calculating and collecting what is owed between parties
to take up together: σ. λόγον (of which there are several exx. in π.; see Deiss., LAE, 118 f.; MM, i, xxiv; M, Pr., 160), to settle accounts, Mat.18:23-24; before μετά, C. genitive of person(s), Mat.25:19.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 18:23Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
συνᾶραιsunarai
I make a reckoning, settle accounts
Read verseMatthew 18:24Verb Present Active Infinitive
συναίρειν,sunairein
I make a reckoning, settle accounts
Read verseMatthew 25:19Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
συναίρειsunairei
I make a reckoning, settle accounts
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.
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Form groups2Aligned forms3TensesAorist, PresentVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 18:231×
Present ActiveMatt 18:241×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present ActiveMatt 25:191×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist1
Voice
active3
Mood
infinitive2indicative1
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
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