What does συνθάπτω (syntháptō) mean in the Bible?
συνθάπτω (syntháptō): Baptismal union with Christ's death through symbolic co-burial, emphasizing identification with His redemptive sacrifice.
Greek · G4916
συνθάπτω
Be buried with
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συνθάπτω G4916
Pronunciation syntháptō
What does συνθάπτω (syntháptō) mean in the Bible?
συνθάπτω (syntháptō): Baptismal union with Christ's death through symbolic co-burial, emphasizing identification with His redemptive sacrifice.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4916?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include having been buried with (1), We were therefore buried (1).
Where does συνθάπτω (syntháptō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 6:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Colossians (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 having been buried with 1× Colossians 2:12
We were therefore buried 1× Romans 6:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 6:4
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Romans 1 Colossians 1
Source forms
συνετάφημεν 1x synetaphēmen Romans 6:4
συνταφέντες 1x syntaphentes Colossians 2:12
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural 1x Romans 6:4
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Colossians 2:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Baptismal union with Christ's death through symbolic co-burial, emphasizing identification with His redemptive sacrifice.
Source Gloss
be buried with
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 6:4 Verb First Person Plural Second Aorist Passive Indicative
συνετάφημεν sunetafhmen
I bury along with
Read verse Colossians 2:12 Verb Second Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συνταφέντες suntafentev
I bury 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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2
Voice
passive 2
Mood
participle 1 indicative 1
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
συνθάπτω 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