verb
sunairamō
Strong’sG4868
I make a reckoning, settle accounts
stem sunair-3 times in the New Testament3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
συν-αίρω
[in LXX: Ex 23:5 (עזב) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4868 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry συναείρω (which see):—middle aorist συνηράμην Refs 5th c.BC+; poetry aorist infinitive συνᾰρέσθαι probably conjecture in Refs 2nd c.BC+perfect infinitive written συνῆρσθαι, Refs 1st c.AD+:—take up together, Refs 4th c.BC+; σ. λόγον μετά τινος cast up accounts.., NT+1st c.AD+
2 ={συνάγω}, gather in a harvest, τὰ γενήματα Refs — passive, ὁ ἐπὶ τοῖς βαλανείοις συναιρόμενος ῥύπος collected, Refs 1st c.AD+
3 ὅπως συνάρωμεν διπλῆν εἰλαπίνην that we may celebrate together a double festival, Refs 3rd c.AD+
4 τῷ Καίσαρι συναίρει espouses Caesar's cause, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II middle, take part in a thing, with genitive of things, συνάρασθαι τοῦ πολέμου, τοῦ κινδύνου, Refs 5th c.BC+: with accusative of things, help in bearing or undertaking, ξυναίρεσθαι κίνδυνον Refs 5th c.BC+; also σ. Κύπριν engage in love with another, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τὴν Χάριν τινός espoused his cause, Refs 2nd c.AD+; συνάρασθαι εἰς τὸ αὐτό co-operate, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. τινί with one, Refs 1st c.AD+; ἐπί τινα in attacking him, Refs 1st c.AD+ help, assist, ταῖς ἀναγωγαῖς τοῦ πύου Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 raise or use in helping, οὐ συναίρεται δόρυ Refs 5th c.BC+; πᾶν ὅ τι ἔχομεν σ. τῷ κάλλει enlist all we have in the service of beauty, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.3 τῶν σκελῶν σ. catch by both legs, trip up, Refs 1st c.AD+
III middle Refs 1st c.AD+
IV middle, annul jointly with another, ἐφ᾽ ᾧ συναρεῖταί μοι ἣν ἔχει ἡμῶν συνοικεσίου συγγραφήν Refs 2nd c.BC+:— passive, Refs 2nd c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunairatōσυναίρει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | settled | 1× |
| sunairarōσυναίρειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | settle | 1× |
| sunairaraσυνᾶραι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | settle | 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 | sunairamō | sunairame | sunairami | sunairama | sunairamē | sunairamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunairasō | sunairase | sunairasi | sunairasa | sunairasē | sunairaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunairatō1×συναίρει | sunairate | sunairati | sunairata | sunairatē | sunairatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunairanō | sunairane | sunairani | sunairana | sunairanē | sunairanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunairavō | sunairave | sunairavi | sunairava | sunairavē | sunairavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunairalō | sunairale | sunairali | sunairala | sunairalē | sunairalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunairameiō | sunairameia | sunairameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunairaseiō | sunairaseia | sunairaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunairateiō | sunairateia | sunairateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunairaneiō | sunairaneia | sunairaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunairaveiō | sunairaveia | sunairaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunairaleiō | sunairaleia | sunairaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunairasōr | sunairasar | sunairasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunairatōr | sunairatar | sunairatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunairavōr | sunairavar | sunairavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunairalōr | sunairalar | sunairalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunairamoiō | sunairamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunairasoiō | sunairasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunairatoiō | sunairatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunairanoiō | sunairanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunairavoiō | sunairavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunairaloiō | sunairaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunairarō1×συναίρειν | sunairari | sunairara1×συνᾶραι | sunairarē |
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 | sunairarōntos | sunairarintos | sunairarantos | sunairarēntos |
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
sunair 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunairatō“settled”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 25:19… tos kurios toiu douloiu ekeinoiu kai sunairatō logon meta autoiu… master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
sunairarō“settle”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Matthew 18:24“settle”archerantou de autou sunairarō prosferita auto henos ofeiletos murioi talanteiu.As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.
sunairara“settle”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Matthew 18:23… toiu ouranoiu anthrōpo basilevo hos thelata sunairara logon meta toiu douloiu autou;… like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.