verb
sumfēamō
Greekσύμφημι (sumfēmi)
Strong’sG4852
I assent to
stem sumfē-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* σύν-φημι (Rec. συμ-),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4852 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sumfēamōσύμφημι | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | agree with | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfēamō1×σύμφημι | sumfēame | sumfēami | sumfēama | sumfēamē | sumfēamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfēasō | sumfēase | sumfēasi | sumfēasa | sumfēasē | sumfēaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfēatō | sumfēate | sumfēati | sumfēata | sumfēatē | sumfēatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sumfēanō | sumfēane | sumfēani | sumfēana | sumfēanē | sumfēanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfēavō | sumfēave | sumfēavi | sumfēava | sumfēavē | sumfēavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfēalō | sumfēale | sumfēali | sumfēala | sumfēalē | sumfēalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfēameiō | sumfēameia | sumfēameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfēaseiō | sumfēaseia | sumfēaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfēateiō | sumfēateia | sumfēateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sumfēaneiō | sumfēaneia | sumfēaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfēaveiō | sumfēaveia | sumfēaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfēaleiō | sumfēaleia | sumfēaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sumfēasōr | sumfēasar | sumfēasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfēatōr | sumfēatar | sumfēatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfēavōr | sumfēavar | sumfēavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfēalōr | sumfēalar | sumfēalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sumfēamoiō | sumfēamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sumfēasoiō | sumfēasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sumfēatoiō | sumfēatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sumfēanoiō | sumfēanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sumfēavoiō | sumfēavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sumfēaloiō | sumfēaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sumfēarō | sumfēari | sumfēara | sumfēarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sumfēarōtos | sumfēaritos | sumfēaratos | sumfēarētos |
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
sumfē 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
sumfēamō“agree with”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Romans 7:16“agree with”ei de hem ouk thelamō houtem poiamō, sumfēamō to nomo hoti kalos.And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.