adjective
sumpathos
Greekσυμπαθής (sumpathēs)
Strong’sG4835
sympathizing, compassionate
stem sumpath-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συμπαθής, -ές
(< σύν, πάσχω) [in LXX: Jb 29:25 A (אֹבֵל), IV Mac 5:25א, 13:23 15:4 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4835 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoom-path-ace'
having a fellow-feeling ("sympathetic"), i.e. (by implication) mutually commiserative
Fromfrom G4841;
King Jameshaving compassion one of another.
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 | sumpathos | sumpathas | sumpathem | sumpathois1×συμπαθεῖς | sumpathais | sumpatheim |
| object accusative | sumpathon | sumpathan | sumpathoin | sumpathain | ||
| direct address vocative | sumpathor | sumpathar | sumpathoir | sumpathair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | sumpathou | sumpathau | sumpatheu | sumpathoiu | sumpathaiu | sumpatheiu |
| to, for dative | sumpatho | sumpatha | sumpathe | sumpathoi | sumpathai | sumpathei |
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
sumpath 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
sumpathois“sympathetic”subjectnominative plural1×
1 Peter 3:8“sympathetic”Tem de telem pantoir homofrōnois, sumpathois, filadelfois, eusplanchnois, tapeinofrōnois,Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.