verb
sumballamō
Greekσυμβάλλω (sumballō)
Strong’sG4820
I ponder, encounter, confer or dispute with
stem sumball-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συν-βάλλω
(Rec. συμ-), [in LXX: II Ch 25:19 (גּרה hith.), Is 46:6 (זוּל), Je 50 (43):3 (סוּת hi.), Wi 5:8, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4820 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoom-bal'-lo
to combine, i.e. (in speaking) to converse, consult, dispute, (mentally) to consider, (by implication) to aid, (personally) to join, attack
King Jamesconfer, encounter, help, make, meet with, ponder.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sumballateσυνέβαλλεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | met | 1× |
| sumballaleσυνέβαλλον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | conferred | 2× |
| sumballetaσυνεβάλετο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | helped | 1× |
| sumballaraσυμβαλεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | engage | 1× |
| sumballarōtasσυμβάλλουσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | pondering | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumballamō | sumballame | sumballami | sumballama | sumballamē | sumballamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumballasō | sumballase | sumballasi | sumballasa | sumballasē | sumballaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumballatō | sumballate1×συνέβαλλεν | sumballati | sumballata | sumballatē | sumballatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sumballanō | sumballane | sumballani | sumballana | sumballanē | sumballanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumballavō | sumballave | sumballavi | sumballava | sumballavē | sumballavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumballalō | sumballale2×συνέβαλλον | sumballali | sumballala | sumballalē | sumballalelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumballemō | sumballeme | sumballemi | sumballema | sumballemē | sumballemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumballesō | sumballese | sumballesi | sumballesa | sumballesē | sumballeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumballetō | sumballete | sumballeti | sumballeta1×συνεβάλετο | sumballetē | sumballetelē |
| we 1st person plural | sumballenō | sumballene | sumballeni | sumballena | sumballenē | sumballenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumballevō | sumballeve | sumballevi | sumballeva | sumballevē | sumballevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumballelō | sumballele | sumballeli | sumballela | sumballelē | sumballelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumballameiō | sumballameia | sumballameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumballaseiō | sumballaseia | sumballaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumballateiō | sumballateia | sumballateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sumballaneiō | sumballaneia | sumballaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumballaveiō | sumballaveia | sumballaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumballaleiō | sumballaleia | sumballaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumballemeiō | sumballemeia | sumballemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumballeseiō | sumballeseia | sumballeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumballeteiō | sumballeteia | sumballeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sumballeneiō | sumballeneia | sumballeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumballeveiō | sumballeveia | sumballeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumballeleiō | sumballeleia | sumballeleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumballasōr | sumballasar | sumballasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumballatōr | sumballatar | sumballatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumballavōr | sumballavar | sumballavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sumballalōr | sumballalar | sumballalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumballesōr | sumballesar | sumballesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumballetōr | sumballetar | sumballetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumballevōr | sumballevar | sumballevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sumballelōr | sumballelar | sumballelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumballamoiō | sumballamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumballasoiō | sumballasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumballatoiō | sumballatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sumballanoiō | sumballanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumballavoiō | sumballavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumballaloiō | sumballaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumballemoiō | sumballemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumballesoiō | sumballesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumballetoiō | sumballetoia |
| we 1st person plural | sumballenoiō | sumballenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumballevoiō | sumballevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumballeloiō | sumballeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sumballarō | sumballari | sumballara1×συμβαλεῖν | sumballarē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sumballerō | sumballeri | sumballera | sumballerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sumballarōtos1× | sumballaritos | sumballaratos | sumballarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sumballerōtos | sumballeritos | sumballeratos | sumballerētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
sumball is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
sumballate“met”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 20:14“met”hōs de sumballate ni eis tan Assan, analambaratois auton erchana eis Mitulēnan,And when he met us at Assos, we took him aboard and went on to Mitylene.
sumballale“conferred”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Acts 4:15“conferred”keleuaratois de autoin exō teu sunedrieu aperchara sumballale pros allēloinSo they ordered them to leave the Sanhedrin and then conferred together.
Acts 17:18“conversing”tinois de kai toiu Epikoureioiu kai Stoikoiu filosofoiu sumballale auto, kai tinois legale; Tinem an thelatoiō tos spermologos houtos legarō? tois de; Xeneiu daimoneiu dokatō katangeleuos arō; hoti ton Iēsun kai tan anastasian euangelizete.Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
sumballeta“helped”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 18:27“helped”boulerōtou de autou dierchara eis tan Achaian protreperatois tois adelfois grafala toi mathētoi apodechera auton; hos paragineratos sumballeta pollem toi pisteuarētoi dia tau chariau;When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
sumballara“engage”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 14:31“engage”ē tinos basilevos poreuerōtos hetero basilevo sumballara eis polemon ouchi kathizaratos prōtem bouleueti ei dunatos atō en deka chiliadai hupantara to meta eikosi chiliadaiu ercherōto epi auton?Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
sumballarōtas“pondering”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×
Luke 2:19“pondering”tas de Marias panteim suntērate teim rēmeim houteim sumballarōtas en ta kardia autau.But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.