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Lexicon :: Strong's G4851 - sympherō

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συμφέρω
Transliteration
sympherō (Key)
Pronunciation
soom-fer'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From σύν (G4862) and φέρω (G5342) (including its alternate)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:69,1252

Strong’s Definitions

†συμφέρω symphérō, soom-fer'-o; from G4862 and G5342 (including its alternate); to bear together (contribute), i.e. (literally) to collect, or (figuratively) to conduce; especially (neuter participle as a noun) advantage:—be better for, bring together, be expedient (for), be good, (be) profit(-able for).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G4851 in the following manner: be expedient (7x), profit (4x), be profitable (3x), bring together (1x), be better (1x), be good (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G4851 in the following manner: be expedient (7x), profit (4x), be profitable (3x), bring together (1x), be better (1x), be good (1x).

  1. to bear or bring together

  2. to bear together or at the same time

    1. to carry with others

    2. to collect or contribute in order to help

    3. to help, be profitable, be expedient

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†συμφέρω symphérō, soom-fer'-o; from G4862 and G5342 (including its alternate); to bear together (contribute), i.e. (literally) to collect, or (figuratively) to conduce; especially (neuter participle as a noun) advantage:—be better for, bring together, be expedient (for), be good, (be) profit(-able for).
STRONGS G4851:
συμφέρω; 1 aorist participle συνενέγκαντες (Acts 19:19); from (Homer (in middle)), Aeschylus, Herodotus down; to bear or bring together (Latinconfero), i. e.
1. with a reference to the object, to bring together: τί, Acts 19:19.
2. with a reference to the subject, "to bear together or at the same time; to carry with other's; to collect or contribute in order to help, hence, to help, be profitable, be expedient"; συμφέρει, it is expedient, profitable, and in the same sense with a neuter plural: with the subject πάντα, 1 Corinthians 6:12; 1 Corinthians 10:23; τί τίνι, 2 Corinthians 8:10; with an infinitive of the object (as in Greek writings), Matthew 19:10; 2 Corinthians 12:1 (where L T Tr WH have συμφέρον); with the accusative and infinitive John 18:14; συμφέρει τίνι followed by ἵνα (see ἵνα, II. 2c. (Buttmann, § 139, 45; Winer's Grammar, 337 (316))), Matthew 5:29; Matthew 18:6; John 11:50; John 16:7. τό συμφέρον, that which is profitable (Sophocles, Euripides, Xenophon, Demosthenes, others): 1 Corinthians 12:7; plural (Plato, de rep. 1, p. 341 e.), Acts 20:20; advantage, profit, Hebrews 12:10; τό... σύμφορον τίνος (often in Greek writings) the advantage of one, one's profit, 1 Corinthians 7:35; 1 Corinthians 10:33 (in both passaagaes, L T Tr WH read σύμφορον, which see).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:29; 18:6; 19:10
John
11:50; 16:7; 18:14
Acts
19:19; 19:19; 20:20
1 Corinthians
6:12; 7:35; 10:23; 10:33; 12:7
2 Corinthians
8:10; 12:1
Hebrews
12:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4851 matches the Greek συμφέρω (sympherō),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:29 - So if your eye—even your good eye[fn]—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:30 - And if your hand—even your stronger hand[fn]—causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:6 - But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to have a large millstone tied around your neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:10 - Jesus’ disciples then said to him, “If this is the case, it is better not to marry!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:50

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:50 - You don’t realize that it’s better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:7 - But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate[fn] won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 18:14 - Caiaphas was the one who had told the other Jewish leaders, “It’s better that one man should die for the people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:19 - A number of them who had been practicing sorcery brought their incantation books and burned them at a public bonfire. The value of the books was several million dollars.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:20 - I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:12 - You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 7:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:35 - I am saying this for your benefit, not to place restrictions on you. I want you to do whatever will help you serve the Lord best, with as few distractions as possible.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:23 - You say, “I am allowed to do anything”[fn]—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:33 - I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:7 - A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:10 - Here is my advice: It would be good for you to finish what you started a year ago. Last year you were the first who wanted to give, and you were the first to begin doing it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:1 - This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:10 - For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in his holiness.
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