What does συνεσθίω (synesthíō) mean in the Bible?
συνεσθίω (synesthíō): Shared eating that signifies fellowship and acceptance, often with social-religious implications.
Greek · G4906
συνεσθίω
To take food in company with
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συνεσθίωG4906
Pronunciationsynesthíō
What does συνεσθίω (synesthíō) mean in the Bible?
συνεσθίω (synesthíō): Shared eating that signifies fellowship and acceptance, often with social-religious implications.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4906?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include ate (1), ate with (1), eat (1), eats with (1), he used to eat (1).
Where does συνεσθίω (synesthíō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 15:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Galatians (1), 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 Itate1×Acts 10:41
ate with1×Acts 11:3
eat1×1 Corinthians 5:11
eats with1×Luke 15:2
he used to eat1×Galatians 2:12
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 15:2συνεσθίειtoeats withVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularActs 10:41συνεφάγομενtoateVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralActs 11:3συνέφαγεςtoate withVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular1 Corinthians 5:11συνεσθίεινtoeatVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveGalatians 2:12συνήσθιενtohe used to eatVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 15:2
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Luke1Acts21 Corinthians1Galatians1
Source forms
συνεσθίει1xsynesthieiLuke 15:2
συνεσθίειν1xsynesthiein1 Corinthians 5:11
συνέφαγες1xsynephagesActs 11:3
συνεφάγομεν1xsynephagomenActs 10:41
συνήσθιεν1xsynēsthienGalatians 2:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural1xActs 10:41
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular1xActs 11:3
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xGalatians 2:12
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xLuke 15:2
Verb - Present Infinitive Active1x1 Corinthians 5:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Shared eating that signifies fellowship and acceptance, often with social-religious implications.
Strong'sG4906
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 15:1-10Source Gloss
to take food in company with
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.
Luke 15:2Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
συνεσθίειsunesqiei
I eat with
Read verseActs 10:41Verb First Person Plural Second Aorist Active Indicative
συνεφάγομενsunefagomen
I eat with
Read verseActs 11:3Verb Second Person Singular Second Aorist Active Indicative
συνέφαγεςsunefagev
I eat with
Read verse1 Corinthians 5:11Verb Present Active Infinitive
συνεσθίειν.sunesqiein
I eat with
Read verseGalatians 2:12Verb Third Person Singular Imperfect Active Indicative
συνήσθιεν·sunhsqien
I eat 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 groups2Aligned forms5TensesPresent, Aorist, ImperfectVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Aorist ActiveActs 10:41 · Acts 11:32×
Present ActiveLuke 15:21×
Imperfect ActiveGal 2:121×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Present Active1 Cor 5:111×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present2aorist1imperfect1
Voice
active4
Mood
indicative3infinitive1
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
Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners, emphasizing table fellowship and association
Peter's withdrawal from eating with gentiles, highlighting social and religious boundaries in shared meals
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
συνεσθίω is built from these roots:
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