Greek · G5479, G4796

χαρά / συγχάρητέ

Joy · to sympathize in gladness, congratulate

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χαρά G5479 joy

Pronunciation chará

Joy arising from faith, salvation, or spiritual blessing; often connected with Holy Spirit's presence.

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συγχαίρω G4796 to sympathize in gladness, congratulate

Pronunciation synchaírō

Rejoicing actively with others in their joy, especially in their success or good fortune, expressing shared gladness.

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What does χαρά / συγχάρητέ (chara / syncharēte) mean in the Bible?

χαρά · συγχαίρω is a Greek phrase meaning "joy, rejoicing together".

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What does χαρά · συγχαίρω mean in the Bible?

χαρά · συγχαίρω is a Greek phrase meaning "joy, rejoicing together".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5479, G4796?

G5479, G4796 is connected to 59 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. joy, rejoicing together

Strong's G5479, G4796

Lexical occurrences 59 verses Word forms 5 forms 59 references

Source Gloss

joy, rejoicing together

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 59 Case pattern Genitive (22) Number pattern Singular (59)

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:14 · Luke 15:7 · Luke 15:10 · John 3:29 · John 15:11 · John 16:24 · Acts 8:8 · Rom 14:17 · 2 Cor 2:3 · Gal 5:22 · 1 Thess 2:19 · 1 Thess 2:20 · Jas 4:9 · 1 John 1:4 · 2 John 1:12 16×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 13:20 · Matt 13:44 · Matt 28:8 · Mark 4:16 · Luke 8:13 · Luke 10:17 · Luke 24:41 · Luke 24:52 · Acts 12:14 · Acts 13:52 · Rom 15:13 · 2 Cor 1:24 · 2 Cor 8:2 · Phil 1:4 · Phil 2:29 · Col 1:11 22×

Dative · Singular · Feminine John 3:29 · Rom 15:32 · 2 Cor 7:4 · 2 Cor 7:13 · 1 Thess 3:9 · 1 Pet 1:8 6×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 2:10 · Matt 25:21 · Matt 25:23 · Luke 2:10 · John 16:20 · John 16:21 · John 16:22 · John 17:13 · Acts 15:3 · Phil 1:25 · Phil 2:2 · Phlm 1:7 · Jas 1:2 · 3 John 1:4 14×

Vocative · Singular · Feminine Phil 4:1 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 3 imperative 3 background 1

Tense

present 4 aorist 2 imperfect 1

Voice

active 5 passive 2

Mood

indicative 4 imperative 3

NT Occurrences

Luke 1:58 συνέχαιρον imperfect active indicative background Luke 15:6 Συγχάρητέ aorist passive imperative imperative Luke 15:9 Συγχάρητέ aorist passive imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 12:26 συγχαίρει present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 13:6 συγχαίρει present active indicative ongoing Philippians 2:17 συγχαίρω present active indicative ongoing Philippians 2:18 συγχαίρετέ present active imperative imperative

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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