verb

sunathlamō

Greekσυναθλέω (sunathleō)

Strong’sG4866

I compete together with others

stem sunathl-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur

Translated as

contending1×struggled beside1×

What it means

* συν-αθλέω, -ῶ

= συναγωνίζομαι: c. dat. commod., Phl 1:27; c. dat. pers., seq. ἐν, Phl 4:3.†

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

Strong’s G4866 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsoon-ath-leh'-o

to wrestle in company with, i.e. (figuratively) to seek jointly

Fromfrom G4862 and G118;

King Jameslabour with, strive together for.

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
sunathlalaσυνήθλησάν	happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural	struggled beside	1×
sunathlarōtoisσυναθλοῦντες	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine	contending	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	sunathlamō	sunathlame	sunathlami	sunathlama	sunathlamē	sunathlamelē
you 2nd person singular	sunathlasō	sunathlase	sunathlasi	sunathlasa	sunathlasē	sunathlaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunathlatō	sunathlate	sunathlati	sunathlata	sunathlatē	sunathlatelē
we 1st person plural	sunathlanō	sunathlane	sunathlani	sunathlana	sunathlanē	sunathlanelē
ye 2nd person plural	sunathlavō	sunathlave	sunathlavi	sunathlava	sunathlavē	sunathlavelē
they 3rd person plural	sunathlalō	sunathlale	sunathlali	sunathlala1×συνήθλησάν	sunathlalē	sunathlalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	sunathlameiō	sunathlameia	sunathlameiē
you 2nd person singular	sunathlaseiō	sunathlaseia	sunathlaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunathlateiō	sunathlateia	sunathlateiē
we 1st person plural	sunathlaneiō	sunathlaneia	sunathlaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	sunathlaveiō	sunathlaveia	sunathlaveiē
they 3rd person plural	sunathlaleiō	sunathlaleia	sunathlaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	sunathlasōr	sunathlasar	sunathlasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunathlatōr	sunathlatar	sunathlatēr
ye 2nd person plural	sunathlavōr	sunathlavar	sunathlavēr
they 3rd person plural	sunathlalōr	sunathlalar	sunathlalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	sunathlamoiō	sunathlamoia
you 2nd person singular	sunathlasoiō	sunathlasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	sunathlatoiō	sunathlatoia
we 1st person plural	sunathlanoiō	sunathlanoia
ye 2nd person plural	sunathlavoiō	sunathlavoia
they 3rd person plural	sunathlaloiō	sunathlaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	sunathlarō	sunathlari	sunathlara	sunathlarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	sunathlarōtos1×	sunathlaritos	sunathlaratos	sunathlarētos

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

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

sunathl 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

sunathlala“struggled beside”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Philippians 4:3“struggled beside”nai erōtamō kai sin, gnēsior suzugor, sullambesōr autai, hotinais en te euangelie sunathlala mi meta kai Klēmou kai toiu loipoiu sunergoiu mu, hoiu teim onomeim en bibla zōau.Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

sunathlarōtois“contending”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×

Philippians 1:27“contending”Monem axiōs teu euangelieu tou Christou politeuevōr, hina eite ercharatos kai horaratos vin eite apeiarōtos akouameiō teim peri vu, hoti stēkavō en hene pneume, hena psucha sunathlarōtois ta pistia teu euangelieu,Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,