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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συντυγχάνω G4940
Pronunciation syntynchánō
What does συντυγχάνω (syntynchánō) mean in the Bible?
συντυγχάνω (syntynchánō) is a Greek word meaning "to meet with".
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Questions this entry answers
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 It to reach 1× Luke 8:19
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Usage map
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First aligned row Luke 8:19
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Luke 1
Source forms
συντυχεῖν 1x syntychein Luke 8:19
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Luke 8:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to meet with
Strong's G4940
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to meet with
Extended definition Source: 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 corpus Greek 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 8:19 Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
συντυχεῖν suntucein
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Luke 8:19 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
infinitive 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
συντυγχάνω 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