verb
sunantilabomō
Strong’sG4878
I assist, help
stem sunantilab-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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-αντι-λαμβάνομαι
[in LXX: Ge 30:8 R (†), Ex 18:22, Nu 11:17 (נשׂא), Ps 88 (89):21 (כּוּן ni.) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4878 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
middle, help in gaining a thing, τῆς ἐλευθερίας Refs 3rd c.BC+; τῆς θεραπείας Refs 1st c.BC+; assist in supporting, τὴν ὁρμὴν τοῦ λαοῦ LXX: absolutely, render assistance, περί τινων Refs 3rd c.BC+; εἴς τι Refs 3rd c.BC+
II with dative, take part with, help, LXX+NT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunantilabotōσυναντιλαμβάνεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | helps | 1× |
| sunantilabeteiaσυναντιλάβηται | happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular | help | 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
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunantilabomō | sunantilabome | sunantilabomē | sunantilabomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunantilabosō | sunantilabose | sunantilabosē | sunantilaboselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunantilabotō1×συναντιλαμβάνεται | sunantilabote | sunantilabotē | sunantilabotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunantilabonō | sunantilabone | sunantilabonē | sunantilabonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunantilabovō | sunantilabove | sunantilabovē | sunantilabovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunantilabolō | sunantilabole | sunantilabolē | sunantilabolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunantilabemi | sunantilabema |
| you 2nd person singular | sunantilabesi | sunantilabesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunantilabeti | sunantilabeta |
| we 1st person plural | sunantilabeni | sunantilabena |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunantilabevi | sunantilabeva |
| they 3rd person plural | sunantilabeli | sunantilabela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunantilabomeiō | sunantilabomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunantilaboseiō | sunantilaboseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunantilaboteiō | sunantilaboteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunantilaboneiō | sunantilaboneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunantilaboveiō | sunantilaboveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunantilaboleiō | sunantilaboleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunantilabemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunantilabeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunantilabeteia1×συναντιλάβηται |
| we 1st person plural | sunantilabeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunantilabeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunantilabeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunantilabosōr | sunantilabosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunantilabotōr | sunantilabotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunantilabovōr | sunantilabovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunantilabolōr | sunantilabolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunantilabesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunantilabetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunantilabevar |
| they 3rd person plural | sunantilabelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunantilabomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sunantilabosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunantilabotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sunantilabonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunantilabovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sunantilaboloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunantilabemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunantilabesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunantilabetoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunantilabenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunantilabevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunantilabeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sunantilaborō | sunantilaborē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sunantilaberi | sunantilabera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sunantilaborōntos | sunantilaborēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sunantilaberintos | sunantilaberantos |
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
sunantilab 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.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunantilabotō“helps”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 8:26Hōsautōs de kai tem pneumem sunantilabotō ta asthenia nu; tem gar tinem …In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we …
sunantilabeteia“help”happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
Luke 10:40… diakonarō? legasar oun auta hina mi sunantilabeteia.… to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”