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συμβιβάζω

sumbibazōto join withHow to read Greek
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Definition

συν-βιβάζω

(Rec. συμ-), [in LXX: Exodus 4:12, 15, Leviticus 10:11, Judges 13:8, Psalm 32:8 (יָרָה hi.); Exodus 18:16, Deuteronomy 4:9, Isaiah 40:13 (יָדַע hi.), Isaiah 40:14 (בִּין hi.), Da TH Daniel 9:22 (שָׂכַל hi.) * ;]

1. to join or knit together, unite: Ephesians 4:16, Colossians 2:2 (but see infr.), Colossians 2:19.

2. to compare, consider, conclude (Plat.): Acts 16:10.

3. to deduce, prove, demonstrate (Arist.): Acts 9:22.

4. As in LXX ("translation Greek," = ἐμβιβάζω, metaphorically), to teach, instruct: 1 Corinthians 2:16, Acts 19:33, R, mg. (also in Vg., Colossians 2:2, instructi, but see supr.).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Acts 9:22συμβιβάζων · by proving
    But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
  2. Acts 16:10συμβιβάζοντες · concluding
    As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
  3. Acts 19:33συνεβίβασαν · {forward} to explain himself
    The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
  4. 1 Corinthians 2:16συμβιβάσει · to instruct
    “For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
  5. Ephesians 4:16συμβιβαζόμενον · held together
    From Him the whole body, fitted and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love through the work of each individual part.
  6. Colossians 2:2συμβιβασθέντες · knit together
    …that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
  7. Colossians 2:19συμβιβαζόμενον · knit together
    He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.