What does συναντάω (synantáō) mean in the Bible?
συναντάω (synantáō) is a Greek word meaning "to meet with; figuratively, to occur".
Greek · G4876
συναντάω
To meet with; figuratively, to occur
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συναντάω G4876
Pronunciation synantáō
What does συναντάω (synantáō) mean in the Bible?
συναντάω (synantáō) is a Greek word meaning "to meet with; figuratively, to occur".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4876?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include met (2), He met (1), was met (1), will happen (1), will meet (1).
Where does συναντάω (synantáō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 9:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Hebrews (2), Luke (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 met 2× Acts 10:25, Hebrews 7:10
He met 1× Hebrews 7:1
was met 1× Luke 9:37
will happen 1× Acts 20:22
will meet 1× Luke 22:10
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 9:37 συνήντησεν to was met Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 22:10 συναντήσει to will meet Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Acts 10:25 συναντήσας to met Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 20:22 συναντήσοντά to will happen Verb - Future Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural Hebrews 7:1 συναντήσας to He met Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Hebrews 7:10 συνήντησεν to met Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 9:37
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Luke 2 Acts 2 Hebrews 2
Source forms
συναντήσας 2x synantēsas Acts 10:25, Hebrews 7:1
συνήντησεν 2x synēntēsen Luke 9:37, Hebrews 7:10
συναντήσει 1x synantēsei Luke 22:10
συναντήσοντά 1x synantēsonta Acts 20:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 9:37, Hebrews 7:10
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Acts 10:25, Hebrews 7:1
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Luke 22:10
Verb - Future Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Acts 20:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to meet with; figuratively, to occur
Strong's G4876
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to meet with; figuratively, to occur
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 9:37 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
συνήντησεν sunhnthsen
I meet, encounter
Read verse Luke 22:10 Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
συναντήσει sunanthsei
I meet, encounter
Read verse Acts 10:25 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συναντήσας sunanthsav
I meet, encounter
Read verse Acts 20:22 Verb Future Active Participle Accusative Plural Neuter
συναντήσοντά sunanthsonta
I meet, encounter
Read verse Hebrews 7:1 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συναντήσας sunanthsav
I meet, encounter
Read verse Hebrews 7:10 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
συνήντησεν sunhnthsen
I meet, encounter
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 6 Tenses Aorist, Future Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Aorist Active Luke 9:37 · Heb 7:10 2×
Future Active Luke 22:10 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Aorist Active Acts 10:25 · Heb 7:1 2×
Future Active Acts 20:22 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 6 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 future 2
Voice
active 6
Mood
participle 3 indicative 3
NT Occurrences
Luke 9:37 συνήντησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 22:10 συναντήσει future active indicative prospective Acts 10:25 συναντήσας aorist active participle participle Acts 20:22 συναντήσοντά future active participle participle Hebrews 7:1 συναντήσας aorist active participle participle Hebrews 7:10 συνήντησεν aorist active indicative completed
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
συναντάω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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