What does συστενάζω (systenázō) mean in the Bible?
συστενάζω (systenázō): Joint participation in groaning; shared suffering or lamentation that binds people together in common experience.
Greek · G4959
συστενάζω
To groan with
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συστενάζω G4959
Pronunciation systenázō
What does συστενάζω (systenázō) mean in the Bible?
συστενάζω (systenázō): Joint participation in groaning; shared suffering or lamentation that binds people together in common experience.
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How does the BSB render G4959?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include has been groaning together (1).
Where does συστενάζω (systenázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 8:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 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 has been groaning together 1× Romans 8:22
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Usage map
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First aligned row Romans 8:22
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Romans 1
Source forms
συστενάζει 1x systenazei Romans 8:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x Romans 8:22
Evidence Summary
Creation
Greek word. Joint participation in groaning; shared suffering or lamentation that binds people together in common experience.
Strong's G4959
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Romans 8:18-27 Source Gloss
to groan with
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Joint participation in groaning; shared suffering or lamentation that binds people together in common experience.
to groan together or with: Rom.8:22 (with dative of person(s), Eur., Ion., 935).
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.
Romans 8:22 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
συστενάζει sustenazei
I groan together
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
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Rom 8:22 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
To groan together.
Word Origins
συστενάζω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Describes creation’s shared longing for restoration. Romans 8:18-27
Canonical Themes
Creation
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