What does συνεγείρω (synegeírō) mean in the Bible?
Synegeiro means to raise together with. In the New Testament it is used for believers' participation in Christ's resurrection life.
Greek · G4891
συνεγείρω
To raise up with
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συνεγείρω G4891
Pronunciation synegeírō
What does συνεγείρω (synegeírō) mean in the Bible?
Synegeiro means to raise together with. In the New Testament it is used for believers' participation in Christ's resurrection life.
Reader summary
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4891?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [God] raised [us] up with [Christ] (1), you have been raised with (1), you were raised with [Him] (1).
Where does συνεγείρω (synegeírō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ephesians 2:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (2), Ephesians (1).
What This Word Actually Means
Synegeiro means to raise together with. In the New Testament it is used for believers' participation in Christ's resurrection life. Ephesians says God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms. Colossians says believers were raised with Him through faith in the power of God, and then exhorts those raised with Christ to seek the things above.
This word is not a generic term for moral improvement or personal comeback. It is union-with-Christ language. It speaks of a real saving participation grounded in God's action, Christ's resurrection, faith, and the new life that now reshapes a believer's desires, identity, and conduct.
How the Bible Uses It
Synegeiro names being raised together with Christ. Its uses belong to union with Christ, baptismal faith language, heavenly identity, and new-life exhortation.
- Eph.2.6
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
God raises believers up with Christ and seats them with Him. The action belongs to grace and union with the risen Lord.
- Col.2.12
And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
Believers are raised with Christ through faith in God's power. The verse joins burial, baptismal imagery, faith, and resurrection life.
- Col.3.1
Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Those raised with Christ are told to seek the things above. Resurrection participation becomes the ground for transformed desire.
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 [God] raised [us] up with [Christ] 1× Ephesians 2:6
you have been raised with 1× Colossians 3:1
you were raised with [Him] 1× Colossians 2:12
Show sample aligned rows
Ephesians 2:6 συνήγειρεν to [God] raised [us] up with [Christ] Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Colossians 2:12 συνηγέρθητε to you were raised with [Him] Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural Colossians 3:1 συνηγέρθητε to you have been raised with Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ephesians 2:6
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Ephesians 1 Colossians 2
Source forms
συνηγέρθητε 2x synēgerthēte Colossians 2:12, Colossians 3:1
συνήγειρεν 1x synēgeiren Ephesians 2:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural 2x Colossians 2:12, Colossians 3:1
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Ephesians 2:6
Using This Word Well
Be careful not to...
- Use this word to ground Christian obedience in union with Christ rather than self-improvement.
- Let resurrection identity lead to concrete seeking of the things above, not escapism from earthly faithfulness.
Avoid claiming...
- Do not claim that synegeiro means believers have already experienced bodily resurrection in full.
- Do not claim that being raised with Christ removes the need for ongoing obedience.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Mystical raising with Christ as the foundation of Christian union and shared resurrection life.
Strong's G4891
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Ephesians 2:4-7 Source Gloss
to raise up with
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.
Ephesians 2:6 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
συνήγειρε, sunhgeiren
I raise along with
Read verse Colossians 2:12 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
συνηγέρθητε sunhgerqhte
I raise along with
Read verse Colossians 3:1 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
συνηγέρθητε sunhgerqhte
I raise along 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 1 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Aorist Voices Passive, 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 Passive Col 2:12 · Col 3:1 2×
Aorist Active Eph 2:6 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 3
Voice
passive 2 active 1
Mood
indicative 3
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 Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Mystical resurrection with Christ through God's mercy and grace
Passive participation in Christ's resurrection, seated in heavenly places
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 3 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
συνεγείρω is built from these roots:
For the Preacher and Teacher
Synegeiro is one of the clearest verbs for participatory resurrection language. It does not say merely that Christ rose for believers, though that is gloriously true. It says believers are raised with Him. Ephesians emphasizes God's gracious action and heavenly seating in Christ. Colossians connects being raised with Him to faith in God's power and then to seeking the things above.
The word therefore gives teachers a disciplined way to speak about new life. Christian obedience is not self-rescue. It flows from union with the risen Christ, from an identity God has given, and from a life now aimed toward where Christ is.
Anchor passage
Col.3.1
Doctrinal connections
- Ephesians 2:6: God is the actor who raises believers with Christ by grace.
- Ephesians 2:6: heavenly seating language gives believers identity in Christ before it gives them a task.
- Colossians 2:12: being raised with Christ is joined to faith in the power of God.
- Colossians 2:12: baptismal burial-and-raising imagery points to union with Christ, not bare ritualism.
- Colossians 3:1: raised-with-Christ identity grounds the command to seek the things above.
- Colossians 3:1: resurrection participation reshapes desire because Christ is seated at God's right hand.
The syn-prefix marks together-with participation, and egeiro supplies the raising language. The verb should be read as shared resurrection participation with Christ, not merely being morally lifted.
From Old to New Testament
Old Testament resurrection hope and restoration imagery prepare for the New Testament's proclamation that life comes from God. Synegeiro names the Pauline climax of that hope in union with the risen Christ.
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