What does σύνειμι (sýneimi) mean in the Bible?
σύνειμι (sýneimi) is a Greek word meaning "to assemble".
Greek · G4896
σύνειμι
To assemble
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σύνειμιG4896
Pronunciationsýneimi
What does σύνειμι (sýneimi) mean in the Bible?
σύνειμι (sýneimi) is a Greek word meaning "to assemble".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4896?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include was gathering (1).
Where does σύνειμι (sýneimi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 8:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (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 Itwas gathering1×Luke 8:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 8:4
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
Συνιόντος1xSyniontosLuke 8:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular1xLuke 8:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to assemble
Source Gloss
to assemble
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 8:4Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
Συνιόντοςsuniontov
I come 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
present1
Voice
active1
Mood
participle1
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
σύνειμι is built from this root: