What does συνδέω (syndéō) mean in the Bible?
συνδέω (syndéō) is a Greek word meaning "to bind with".
Greek · G4887
συνδέω
To bind with
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συνδέω G4887
Pronunciation syndéō
What does συνδέω (syndéō) mean in the Bible?
συνδέω (syndéō) is a Greek word meaning "to bind with".
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How does the BSB render G4887?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include you were bound with [them] (1).
Where does συνδέω (syndéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Hebrews 13:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Hebrews (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 you were bound with [them] 1× Hebrews 13:3
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First aligned row Hebrews 13:3
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Hebrews 1
Source forms
συνδεδεμένοι 1x syndedemenoi Hebrews 13:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Hebrews 13:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to bind with
Source Gloss
to bind with
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
ato bind together;
bto bind together with: pass., Heb.13:3.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Hebrews 13:3 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συνδεδεμένοι· sundedemenoi
I bind together
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
participle 1
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
συνδέω is built from these roots:
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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