What does συντυγχάνω (syntynchánō) mean in the Bible?
συντυγχάνω (syntynchánō) is a Greek word meaning "to meet with".
Greek · G4940
συντυγχάνω
To meet with
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συντυγχάνωG4940
Pronunciationsyntynchánō
What does συντυγχάνω (syntynchánō) mean in the Bible?
συντυγχάνω (syntynchánō) is a Greek word meaning "to meet with".
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How does the BSB render G4940?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include to reach (1).
Where does συντυγχάνω (syntynchánō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 8:19. 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 Itto reach1×Luke 8:19
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First aligned rowLuke 8:19
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
συντυχεῖν1xsyntycheinLuke 8:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xLuke 8:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to meet with
Strong'sG4940
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to meet with
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
to meet with, fall in with: with dative of person(s), Luk.8:19.
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 8:19Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
συντυχεῖνsuntucein
I meet with, come to
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 groups1Aligned forms1TensesAoristVoicesActive
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 8:191×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
active1
Mood
infinitive1
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
συντυγχάνω is built from these roots: