verb

sunantilambemō

Greekσυναντιλαμβάνομαι (sunantilambanomai)

Strong’sG4878

I assist, help

stem sunantilamb-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

help1×helps1×

What it means

† συν-αντι-λαμβάνομαι

[in LXX: Ge 30:8 R (†), Ex 18:22, Nu 11:17 (נשׂא), Ps 88 (89):21 (כּוּן ni.) *;]

to take hold with at the side for assistance; hence, to take a share in, help in bearing, and generally, help (with various constructions, v. LXX, ll. c., Deiss., LAE, 83 f.): c. dat., Lk 10:40, Ro 8:26.†

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

Saidsoon-an-tee-lam-ban'-om-ahee

to take hold of opposite together, i.e. co-operate (assist)

Fromfrom G4862 and G482;

King Jameshelp.

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

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
sunantilambetōσυναντιλαμβάνεται	happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular	helps	1×
sunantilambeteiaσυναντιλάβηται	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

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	sunantilambemō	sunantilambeme	sunantilambemi	sunantilambema	sunantilambemē	sunantilambemelē
you 2nd person singular	sunantilambesō	sunantilambese	sunantilambesi	sunantilambesa	sunantilambesē	sunantilambeselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunantilambetō1×συναντιλαμβάνεται	sunantilambete	sunantilambeti	sunantilambeta	sunantilambetē	sunantilambetelē
we 1st person plural	sunantilambenō	sunantilambene	sunantilambeni	sunantilambena	sunantilambenē	sunantilambenelē
ye 2nd person plural	sunantilambevō	sunantilambeve	sunantilambevi	sunantilambeva	sunantilambevē	sunantilambevelē
they 3rd person plural	sunantilambelō	sunantilambele	sunantilambeli	sunantilambela	sunantilambelē	sunantilambelelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	sunantilambemeiō	sunantilambemeia	sunantilambemeiē
you 2nd person singular	sunantilambeseiō	sunantilambeseia	sunantilambeseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunantilambeteiō	sunantilambeteia1×συναντιλάβηται	sunantilambeteiē
we 1st person plural	sunantilambeneiō	sunantilambeneia	sunantilambeneiē
ye 2nd person plural	sunantilambeveiō	sunantilambeveia	sunantilambeveiē
they 3rd person plural	sunantilambeleiō	sunantilambeleia	sunantilambeleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	sunantilambesōr	sunantilambesar	sunantilambesēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunantilambetōr	sunantilambetar	sunantilambetēr
ye 2nd person plural	sunantilambevōr	sunantilambevar	sunantilambevēr
they 3rd person plural	sunantilambelōr	sunantilambelar	sunantilambelēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	sunantilambemoiō	sunantilambemoia
you 2nd person singular	sunantilambesoiō	sunantilambesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunantilambetoiō	sunantilambetoia
we 1st person plural	sunantilambenoiō	sunantilambenoia
ye 2nd person plural	sunantilambevoiō	sunantilambevoia
they 3rd person plural	sunantilambeloiō	sunantilambeloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	sunantilamberō	sunantilamberi	sunantilambera	sunantilamberē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
acts on or for itself middle voice	sunantilamberōtos	sunantilamberitos	sunantilamberatos	sunantilamberētos

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

sunantilambstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

sunantilamb 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

sunantilambetō“helps”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×

Romans 8:26“helps”Hōsautōs de kai tem pneumem sunantilambetō ta asthenia nu; tem gar tinem proseucheneia katho datō ouk oidanē, alla autem tem pneumem huperentunchanatō stenagmoi alalētoi,In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.

sunantilambeteia“help”happened · he/she/itaorist middle subjunctive 3rd person singular1×

Luke 10:40“help”tas de Marthas perispite peri pollan diakonian; efistanaratas de legata; Kurior, ouk meleiatō si hoti tas adelfas mu monan min kataleipate diakonarō? legasar oun auta hina mi sunantilambeteia.But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”