What does συνεργέω (synergéō) mean in the Bible?
συνεργέω (synergéō): Cooperative action toward shared purpose; often divine empowerment working alongside human effort.
Greek · G4903
συνεργέω
To work with
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συνεργέωG4903
Pronunciationsynergéō
What does συνεργέω (synergéō) mean in the Bible?
συνεργέω (synergéō): Cooperative action toward shared purpose; often divine empowerment working alongside human effort.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4903?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [God’s] fellow workers (1), fellow worker (1), was working with (1), worked through [them] (1), works all things together (1).
Where does συνεργέω (synergéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 16:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), 2 Corinthians (1), James (1), Mark (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[God’s] fellow workers1×2 Corinthians 6:1
fellow worker1×1 Corinthians 16:16
was working with1×James 2:22
worked through [them]1×Mark 16:20
works all things together1×Romans 8:28
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 16:20συνεργοῦντοςtoworked through [them]Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularRomans 8:28συνεργεῖtoworks all things togetherVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1 Corinthians 16:16συνεργοῦντιtofellow workerVerb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular2 Corinthians 6:1Συνεργοῦντεςto[God’s] fellow workersVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralJames 2:22συνήργειtowas working withVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 16:20
Aligned rows5
Books represented5
Mark1Romans11 Corinthians12 Corinthians1James1
Source forms
συνεργεῖ1xsynergeiRomans 8:28
Συνεργοῦντες1xSynergountes2 Corinthians 6:1
συνεργοῦντι1xsynergounti1 Corinthians 16:16
συνεργοῦντος1xsynergountosMark 16:20
συνήργει1xsynērgeiJames 2:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xJames 2:22
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xRomans 8:28
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular1x1 Corinthians 16:16
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular1xMark 16:20
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1x2 Corinthians 6:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Cooperative action toward shared purpose; often divine empowerment working alongside human effort.
Strong'sG4903
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkJames 2:21–24Source Gloss
to work with
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Cooperative action toward shared purpose; often divine empowerment working alongside human effort.
1prop., to work together (with): absol., Mrk.16:20, 1Co.16:16, 2Co.6:1; with dative, Jas.2:22; dative commod., Rom.8:28, T, R, txt. (but see infr.).
2In Hellenistic writers (M, Pr., 65), trans., to cause to work together (cf. ICC, in l): with accusative of thing(s), Rom.8:28 [WH] R, mg. (but see supr.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 16:20Verb Present Active Participle Genitive Singular Masculine
συνεργοῦντος,sunergountov
I work together
Read verseRomans 8:28Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
συνεργεῖsunergei
I work together
Read verse1 Corinthians 16:16Verb Present Active Participle Dative Singular Masculine
συνεργοῦντιsunergounti
I work together
Read verse2 Corinthians 6:1Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συνεργοῦντεςsunergountev
I work together
Read verseJames 2:22Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
συνήργειsunhrgei
I work 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.
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 groups2Aligned forms5TensesPresent, ImperfectVoicesActive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality3×
Present ActiveMark 16:20 · 1 Cor 16:16 · 2 Cor 6:13×
Indicativestates a fact or reality2×
Present ActiveRom 8:281×
Imperfect ActiveJas 2:221×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present4imperfect1
Voice
active5
Mood
participle3indicative2
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.
New Testament Witnesses
working together
Additional Occurrences
was working together with
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
συνεργέω is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Shows cooperation between faith and works.James 2:21–24