Definition
συν-κρίνω (Rec. συγκ-)
[in LXX chiefly for פָּתַר ;]
1. to compound, combine: 1 Corinthians 2:13, R, mg.1 (Lft., Notes, 180 f.).
2. In Arist. and later writers (Wis.7.29, a1.) = παραβάλλω, to compare: 1Co, l.with, R, txt. (Field, Notes, 168), 2 Corinthians 10:12
3. In LXX, of dreams, to interpret (Genesis 40:8, 1Co, l.with, R, mg. 2 (but see reff. supr.).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as συγκρίνω:
- פָּתַרpa.tar“to interpret”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- 1 Corinthians 2:13συνκρίνοντες · expressingAnd this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
- 2 Corinthians 10:12συνκρῖναι · compare; συνκρίνοντες · compareWe do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.