What does συνανάκειμαι (synanákeimai) mean in the Bible?
συνανάκειμαι (synanákeimai): Sharing table fellowship, suggesting social intimacy and acceptance within the meal community.
Greek · G4873
συνανάκειμαι
To recline in company with (at a meal)
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συνανάκειμαι G4873
Pronunciation synanákeimai
What does συνανάκειμαι (synanákeimai) mean in the Bible?
συνανάκειμαι (synanákeimai): Sharing table fellowship, suggesting social intimacy and acceptance within the meal community.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4873?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include at the table (2), his guests (2), [and] ate with (1), reclining with [Him] (1), were eating with (1).
Where does συνανάκειμαι (synanákeimai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Mark (2), Matthew (2).
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 at the table 2× Luke 7:49, Luke 14:10
his guests 2× Matthew 14:9, Mark 6:22
[and] ate with 1× Matthew 9:10
reclining with [Him] 1× Luke 14:15
were eating with 1× Mark 2:15
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 9:10 συνανέκειντο to [and] ate with Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 14:9 συνανακειμένους to his guests Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural Mark 2:15 συνανέκειντο to were eating with Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Mark 6:22 συνανακειμένοις to his guests Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural Luke 7:49 συνανακείμενοι to at the table Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Luke 14:10 συνανακειμένων to at the table Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural Luke 14:15 συνανακειμένων to reclining with [Him] Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 9:10
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Mark 2 Luke 3
Source forms
συνανακειμένων 2x synanakeimenōn Luke 14:10, Luke 14:15
συνανέκειντο 2x synanekeinto Matthew 9:10, Mark 2:15
συνανακείμενοι 1x synanakeimenoi Luke 7:49
συνανακειμένοις 1x synanakeimenois Mark 6:22
συνανακειμένους 1x synanakeimenous Matthew 14:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 9:10, Mark 2:15
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural 2x Luke 14:10, Luke 14:15
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural 1x Matthew 14:9
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Mark 6:22
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 7:49
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Sharing table fellowship, suggesting social intimacy and acceptance within the meal community.
Strong's G4873
Lexical occurrences 7 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 2 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 9:10 Source Gloss
to recline in company with (at a meal)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:10 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
συνανέκειντο sunanekeinto
I recline at table with
Read verse Matthew 14:9 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
συνανακειμένους sunanakeimenouv
I recline at table with
Read verse Mark 2:15 Verb Third Person Plural Imperfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
συνανέκειντο sunanekeinto
I recline at table with
Read verse Mark 6:22 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Dative Plural Masculine
συνανακειμένοις, sunanakeimenoiv
I recline at table with
Read verse Mark 6:26 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Accusative Plural Masculine
συνανακειμένους sunanakeimenouv
I recline at table with
Read verse Luke 7:49 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συνανακείμενοι sunanakeimenoi
I recline at table with
Read verse Luke 14:10 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
συνανακειμένων sunanakeimenwn
I recline at table with
Read verse Luke 14:15 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
συνανακειμένων sunanakeimenwn
I recline at table with
Read verse John 12:2 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Genitive Plural Masculine
συνανακειμένων sunanakeimenwn
I recline at table 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Imperfect, Present Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Imperfect Middle Matt 9:10 · Mark 2:15 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 5×
Present Middle Luke 14:10 · Luke 14:15 · Matt 14:9 · Mark 6:22 · Luke 7:49 5×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5 imperfect 2
Voice
middle 7
Mood
participle 5 indicative 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 9:10 συνανέκειντο imperfect middle indicative background Matthew 14:9 συνανακειμένους present middle participle participle Mark 2:15 συνανέκειντο imperfect middle indicative background Mark 6:22 συνανακειμένοις present middle participle participle Luke 7:49 συνανακείμενοι present middle participle participle Luke 14:10 συνανακειμένων present middle participle participle Luke 14:15 συνανακειμένων present middle 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
Jesus reclines at table with tax collectors and sinners
Many tax collectors and sinners recline together with Jesus at dinner
A sinful woman anoints Jesus while he reclines at table with a Pharisee
Guest reclines in place of honor at a wedding feast dinner
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
συνανάκειμαι 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