verb
sunchimō
Greekσυγχέω (suncheō)
Strong’sG4797
I bewilder, stir up
stem sunch-5 times in the New Testament5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συν-χέω
(Rec. συγ-), [in LXX for בּלל, רגז, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4797 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoong-kheh'-o
to commingle promiscuously, i.e. (figuratively) to throw (an assembly) into disorder, to perplex (the mind)
Fromfrom G4862 and χέω (to pour) or its alternate;
King Jamesconfound, confuse, stir up, be in an uproar.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunchitōσυγχύννεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular | in confusion | 1× |
| sunchateσυνέχυννεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | confounded | 1× |
| sunchaleσυνέχεον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | stirred up | 1× |
| sunchitaσυνεχύθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | bewildered | 1× |
| sunchirētasσυγκεχυμένη | has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular feminine | in confusion | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunchamō | sunchame | sunchami | sunchama | sunchamē | sunchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchasō | sunchase | sunchasi | sunchasa | sunchasē | sunchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchatō | sunchate1×συνέχυννεν | sunchati | sunchata | sunchatē | sunchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunchanō | sunchane | sunchani | sunchana | sunchanē | sunchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchavō | sunchave | sunchavi | sunchava | sunchavē | sunchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunchalō | sunchale1×συνέχεον | sunchali | sunchala | sunchalē | sunchalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunchimō | sunchime | sunchimi | sunchima | sunchimē | sunchimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchisō | sunchise | sunchisi | sunchisa | sunchisē | sunchiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchitō1×συγχύννεται | sunchite | sunchiti | sunchita1×συνεχύθη | sunchitē | sunchitelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunchinō | sunchine | sunchini | sunchina | sunchinē | sunchinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchivō | sunchive | sunchivi | sunchiva | sunchivē | sunchivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunchilō | sunchile | sunchili | sunchila | sunchilē | sunchilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunchameiō | sunchameia | sunchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchaseiō | sunchaseia | sunchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchateiō | sunchateia | sunchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunchaneiō | sunchaneia | sunchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchaveiō | sunchaveia | sunchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunchaleiō | sunchaleia | sunchaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunchimeiō | sunchimeia | sunchimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchiseiō | sunchiseia | sunchiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchiteiō | sunchiteia | sunchiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunchineiō | sunchineia | sunchineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchiveiō | sunchiveia | sunchiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunchileiō | sunchileia | sunchileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunchasōr | sunchasar | sunchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchatōr | sunchatar | sunchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchavōr | sunchavar | sunchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunchalōr | sunchalar | sunchalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunchisōr | sunchisar | sunchisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchitōr | sunchitar | sunchitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchivōr | sunchivar | sunchivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunchilōr | sunchilar | sunchilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunchamoiō | sunchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchasoiō | sunchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchatoiō | sunchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunchanoiō | sunchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchavoiō | sunchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunchaloiō | sunchaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunchimoiō | sunchimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchisoiō | sunchisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchitoiō | sunchitoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunchinoiō | sunchinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchivoiō | sunchivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunchiloiō | sunchiloia |
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 | suncharō | sunchari | sunchara | suncharē |
| acted on passive voice | sunchirō | sunchiri | sunchira | sunchirē |
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 | suncharōtos | suncharitos | suncharatos | suncharētos |
| acted on passive voice | sunchirōtos | sunchiritos | sunchiratos | sunchirētos1× |
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
sunch 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunchitō“in confusion”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 21:31“in confusion”zētarōtoiu tē auton apokteinara anabainata fasias to chiliarcho tau speirau hoti holas sunchitō Ierousalēm,While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
sunchate“confounded”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 9:22“confounded”Saulos de mallon endunamite kai sunchate toin Ioudaioin toin katoikarōtoin en Damaska, sumbibazarōtos hoti houtos atō tos christos.But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
sunchale“stirred up”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 21:27“stirred up”Hōs de mellale tais hepta hēmerais suntelirō, tois apo tau Asiau Ioudaiois theaseratois auton en te hiere sunchale panton ton ochlon kai epiballala epi auton tain cheirain,When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
sunchita“bewildered”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 2:6“bewildered”gineratau de tau fōnau houtau sunerchata tem plēthem kai sunchita, hoti akouale henos hekastos ta idia dialekta lalarōtoiu autoiu;And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
sunchirētas“in confusion”has happened · subjectperfect passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
Acts 19:32“in confusion”allois men oun allem tinem krazale, ate gar tas ekklēsas sunchirētas, kai tois polloterois ouk oidalelē tineu heneka sunerchalelē.Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.