What does συναντιλαμβάνομαι (synantilambánomai) mean in the Bible?
συναντιλαμβάνομαι (synantilambánomai): Help by taking hold alongside someone, sharing the burden jointly rather than merely assisting from outside.
Greek · G4878
συναντιλαμβάνομαι
συναντιλαμβάνομαι (synantilambánomai): Help by taking hold alongside someone, sharing the burden jointly rather than merely assisting from outside.
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συναντιλαμβάνομαιG4878
Pronunciationsynantilambánomai
What does συναντιλαμβάνομαι (synantilambánomai) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4878?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include help (1), helps us (1).
Where does συναντιλαμβάνομαι (synantilambánomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 10:40. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Romans (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 Ithelp1×Luke 10:40
helps us1×Romans 8:26
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 10:40
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Luke1Romans1
Source forms
συναντιλάβηται1xsynantilabētaiLuke 10:40
συναντιλαμβάνεται1xsynantilambanetaiRomans 8:26
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 10:40
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xRomans 8:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Help by taking hold alongside someone, sharing the burden jointly rather than merely assisting from outside.
Strong'sG4878
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 10:38-42Source Gloss
to help
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Help by taking hold alongside someone, sharing the burden jointly rather than merely assisting from outside.
to take hold with at the side for assistance; hence, to take a share in, help in bearing, and generally, help (with various constructions, see LXX, ll. with, Deiss., LAE, 83 f.): with dative, Luk.10:40, Rom.8:26.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 10:40Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Deponent Subjunctive
συναντιλάβηται.sunantilabhtai
I assist, help
Read verseRomans 8:26Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
συναντιλαμβάνεταιsunantilambanetai
I assist, help
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 forms2TensesAorist, PresentVoicesMiddle
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Tenses
Voices
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist MiddleLuke 10:401×
Indicativestates a fact or reality1×
Present MiddleRom 8:261×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1present1
Voice
middle2
Mood
subjunctive1indicative1
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)
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Martha asks Jesus if He cares that her sister does not help with serving tasks
Showing 1 selected witness from 2 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
συναντιλαμβάνομαι is built from these roots: