Strong's Lexicon
sumbainó: To happen, to occur, to come together
Original Word:συμβαίνω
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:sumbainó
Pronunciation:soom-bah'-ee-no
Phonetic Spelling:(soom-bah'-ee-no)
Definition:To happen, to occur, to come together
Meaning:I happen, occur, meet.
Word Origin:From the combination of σύν (syn, "with") and βαίνω (baino, "to go" or "to walk")
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "sumbainó," the concept of events happening or being orchestrated by God can be seen in Hebrew words like קָרָה (qarah, "to happen" or "to meet") and עָשָׂה (asah, "to do" or "to make").
Usage:The Greek verb "sumbainó" primarily means "to happen" or "to occur." It conveys the idea of events or circumstances coming together or taking place. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe occurrences or incidents, particularly those that are significant or noteworthy.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of events "happening" or "coming together" was often seen in the context of fate or divine orchestration. The use of "sumbainó" in the New Testament reflects a worldview where God is sovereign over the unfolding of events, aligning with the Jewish understanding of history as guided by divine providence.
HELPS Word-studies
4819symbaínō (from4862/sýn, "togetherwith" andbainō, "walk") – properly, two thingsmoving side-by-side; (figuratively) whathappens together, i.e. as one closely-integrated unit.
In the NT,4819/symbaínō ("happen") chiefly refers toGod's providence, i.e. that the Lord arranges all the physical scenes of life to work in conjunction with Hiseternal purpose. Indeed, the twoalways go together – which means "everythingis happening (4819/symbaínō) as it should" (G. Archer).
[That is, on the "boulē-level of the will of God.See 1012/boulē ("the Lord's immutable plan forphysical circumstances").]
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
sun and the same as
basisDefinitionto come together, i.e. (of events) to come to pass
NASB Translationcame (1), happen (1), happened (3), happening (1), taken place (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4819: συμβαίνωσυμβαίνω (
ξυμβαίνωRec.bez in
1 Peter 4:12; see Sigma, at the end); imperfect
συνέβαινον; 2 aorist
συνεβην, participle
συμβάς; perfect
συμβέβηκα; from (
Aeschylus),
Herodotus down;
1.to walk with the feet near together.
2.to come together, meet with one; hence,
3. of things which fall out at the same time,to happen, turn out, come to pass (so occasionally in the Sept forקָרָה andקָרָא); as very often in Greek writings (theSept.Genesis 42:4;Genesis 44:29),συμβαινειτίτίνι,something befalls, happens to, one:Mark 10:32;Acts 20:19;1 Corinthians 10:11; (1 Peter 4:12);2 Peter 2:22;τόσυμβεβηκόςτίνι,Acts 3:10 (Susanna 26); absolutely,τάσυμβεβηκότα, the things that had happened,Luke 24:14 (1 Macc. 4:26; (Josephus, contra Apion 1, 22, 17));συνέβη followed by an accusative with an infinitiveit happened (A. V.so it was)that, etc.:Acts 21:35 (cf.Winer's Grammar, 323 (303)), examples from secular authors are given by Grimm on 2 Macc. 3:2.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
befall, happen unto.Fromsun and the base ofbasis; to walk (figuratively, transpire) together, i.e. Concur (take place) -- be(-fall), happen (unto).
see GREEKsun
see GREEKbasis
Forms and Transliterations
συμβαινειν συμβαίνειν συμβαινοντος συμβαίνοντος συμβάντα συμβαντων συμβάντων συμβέβηκε συμβέβηκέ συμβεβηκεν συμβέβηκεν συμβεβηκόσιν συμβεβηκότα συμβεβήκοτα συμβεβηκοτι συμβεβηκότι συμβεβηκοτων συμβεβηκότων συμβή συμβήναι συμβήσεται συνεβαινεν συνέβαινεν συνέβαινον συνεβη συνέβη sumbainein sumbainontos sumbanton sumbantōn sumbebeken sumbebēken sumbebekoti sumbebēkoti sumbebekoton sumbebēkotōn sunebainen sunebe sunebē symbainein symbaínein symbainontos symbaínontos symbanton symbantōn symbánton symbántōn symbebeken symbebēken symbébeken symbébēken symbebekoti symbebekóti symbebēkoti symbebēkóti symbebekoton symbebekóton symbebēkotōn symbebēkótōn synebainen synébainen synebe synebē synébe synébēLinks
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