What does συνευδοκέω (syneudokéō) mean in the Bible?
συνευδοκέω (syneudokéō) is a Greek word meaning "to agree to".
Greek · G4909
συνευδοκέω
To agree to
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συνευδοκέω G4909
Pronunciation syneudokéō
What does συνευδοκέω (syneudokéō) mean in the Bible?
συνευδοκέω (syneudokéō) is a Greek word meaning "to agree to".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4909?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include is willing (2), approve of (1), consenting (1), giving approval (1), giving my approval (1).
Where does συνευδοκέω (syneudokéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 11:48. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Acts (2), Luke (1), Romans (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 is willing 2× 1 Corinthians 7:12, 1 Corinthians 7:13
approve of 1× Romans 1:32
consenting 1× Luke 11:48
giving approval 1× Acts 8:1
giving my approval 1× Acts 22:20
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 11:48 συνευδοκεῖτε to consenting Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Acts 8:1 συνευδοκῶν to giving approval Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 22:20 συνευδοκῶν to giving my approval Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Romans 1:32 συνευδοκοῦσιν to approve of Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1 Corinthians 7:12 συνευδοκεῖ to is willing Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 7:13 συνευδοκεῖ to is willing Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 11:48
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Luke 1 Acts 2 Romans 1 1 Corinthians 2
Source forms
συνευδοκεῖ 2x syneudokei 1 Corinthians 7:12, 1 Corinthians 7:13
συνευδοκῶν 2x syneudokōn Acts 8:1, Acts 22:20
συνευδοκεῖτε 1x syneudokeite Luke 11:48
συνευδοκοῦσιν 1x syneudokousin Romans 1:32
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 7:12, 1 Corinthians 7:13
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Acts 8:1, Acts 22:20
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Luke 11:48
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Romans 1:32
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to agree to
Strong's G4909
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 2 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to agree to
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to join in approving, consent, agree to or with: absol., Act.22:20; with dative of person(s), Rom.1:32; with dative of thing(s), Luk.11:48, Act.8:1; with inf., 1Co.7:12-13 (chiefly in late writers).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 11:48 Verb Second Person Plural Present Active Indicative
συνευδοκεῖτε suneudokeite
I consent, agree, am of one mind with
Read verse Acts 8:1 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συνευδοκῶν suneudokwn
I consent, agree, am of one mind with
Read verse Acts 22:20 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συνευδοκῶν suneudokwn
I consent, agree, am of one mind with
Read verse Romans 1:32 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
συνευδοκοῦσι suneudokousin
I consent, agree, am of one mind with
Read verse 1 Corinthians 7:12 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
συνευδοκεῖ suneudokei
I consent, agree, am of one mind with
Read verse 1 Corinthians 7:13 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
συνευδοκεῖ suneudokei
I consent, agree, am of one mind 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 2 Aligned forms 6 Tenses Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×
Present Active Acts 8:1 · Acts 22:20 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active 1 Cor 7:12 · 1 Cor 7:13 · Luke 11:48 · Rom 1:32 4×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 5
Voice
active 5
Mood
indicative 4 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 11:48 συνευδοκεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Acts 22:20 συνευδοκῶν present active participle participle Romans 1:32 συνευδοκοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 7:12 συνευδοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 7:13 συνευδοκεῖ present active indicative ongoing
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
συνευδοκέω is built from these roots:
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