What does συναπάγω (synapágō) mean in the Bible?
συναπάγω (synapágō) is a Greek word meaning "to lead away with".
Greek · G4879
συναπάγω
To lead away with
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συναπάγω G4879
Pronunciation synapágō
What does συναπάγω (synapágō) mean in the Bible?
συναπάγω (synapágō) is a Greek word meaning "to lead away with".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4879?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include associate (1), be carried away (1), was led astray (1).
Where does συναπάγω (synapágō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 12:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (1), Galatians (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 It associate 1× Romans 12:16
be carried away 1× 2 Peter 3:17
was led astray 1× Galatians 2:13
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 12:16 συναπαγόμενοι to associate Verb - Present Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Galatians 2:13 συναπήχθη to was led astray Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2 Peter 3:17 συναπαχθέντες to be carried away Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 12:16
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Romans 1 Galatians 1 2 Peter 1
Source forms
συναπαγόμενοι 1x synapagomenoi Romans 12:16
συναπαχθέντες 1x synapachthentes 2 Peter 3:17
συναπήχθη 1x synapēchthē Galatians 2:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Galatians 2:13
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 2 Peter 3:17
Verb - Present Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Romans 12:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to lead away with
Strong's G4879
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to lead away with
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to lead away with or together (Ex, l.with). Pass., metaphorically (as συμπεριφέρομαι, see LS, see word), to be carried away with: with dative, Gal.2:13, 2Pe.3:17; of accommodating oneself to (EV, condescend to) things or persons (on the meaning, see ICC, in I.; Field, Notes, 163), Rom.12:16.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 12:16 Verb Present Middle Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συναπαγόμενοι. sunapagomenoi
I lead away with, condescend to
Read verse Galatians 2:13 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
συναπήχθη sunaphcqh
I lead away with, condescend to
Read verse 2 Peter 3:17 Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συναπαχθέντες, sunapacqentev
I lead away with, condescend to
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 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Passive Gal 2:13 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 present 1
Voice
passive 3
Mood
participle 2 indicative 1
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
συναπάγω 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