adjective

sumforem

Greekσύμφορον (sumforon)

Strong’sG4851

benefit, advantage

stem sumfor-2 times in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

benefit2×

What it means

συμ-φέρω

[in LXX: Je 33 (26):14 (טוֹב), Pr 19:10 (נָאוֶה), Si 30:19, al.;]

1. trans. to bring together: c. acc. rei, Ac 19:19.

2. Intrans., and mostly impers., συμφέρει, it is expedient, profitable or an advantage: I Co 6:12 10:23, II Co 8:10; c. inf. (M, Pr., 210), Mt 19:10, Jo 18:14; c. dat., seq. ἵνα (Bl., § 69, 5), Mt 5:29, 30 18:6, Jo 11:50 16:7. Ptcp., ςυμφέρων, profitable: I Co 12:7; pl., Ac 20:20; (οὐ σ. sc. ἐστιν; = οὐ συμφέρει; cf. Thuc., iii, 44, 2), II Co 12:1; as subst., τὸ σ., profit, He 12:10.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4851 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsoom-fer'-o

to bear together (contribute), i.e. (literally) to collect, or (figuratively) to conduce; especially (neuter participle as a noun) advantage

Fromfrom G4862 and G5342 (including its alternate);

King Jamesbe better for, bring together, be expedient (for), be good, (be) profit(-able for).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	sumforos	sumforas	sumforem2×σύμφορον	sumforois	sumforais	sumforeim
object accusative	sumforon	sumforan		sumforoin	sumforain
direct address vocative	sumforor	sumforar		sumforoir	sumforair
of, belonging to genitive	sumforou	sumforau	sumforeu	sumforoiu	sumforaiu	sumforeiu
to, for dative	sumforo	sumfora	sumfore	sumforoi	sumforai	sumforei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

sumforstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

sumfor 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

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

sumforem“benefit”subject or objectdirect singular2×

1 Corinthians 7:35“benefit”houtem de pros tem vu autoiu sumforem legamō, ouk hina brochon vi epiballameia, alla pros tem euschēmōnem kai euparedrem to kurio aperispastōs.I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

1 Corinthians 10:33“benefit”kathōs kamis panteim pantoi areskamō, mē zētarōtos tem miautou sumforem alla tem toiu polloiu, hina sōzileia.as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.