verb
sunchomō
Strong’sG4797
I bewilder, stir up
stem sunch-5 times in the New Testament5 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-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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Refs 8th c.BC+ uses present and imperfect active and 2nd pers. singular aorist σύγχεᾰς Refs 8th c.BC+aorist συνέχευα, infinitive συγχεῦαι, aorist passive σύγχῠτο:—aorist passive -εχύθην [ῠ], for which -εχέθην is falsa lectio in Refs 2nd c.AD+:—pour together, commingle, confound, συνέχευε ποσὶν καὶ χερσὶν [τὰ ἀθύρματα] Refs 8th c.BC+; σ. τὰς ψήφους mix them up, Refs 4th c.BC+; τὰς ὄψεις, of lightning, Refs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, ἡνία δέ σφι σύγχυτο Refs 8th c.BC+; μεταλλεῖα συγκεχυμένα in confusion, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 obliterate, demolish, σ. τοὺς τάφους Refs 5th c.BC+
3 confuse, blur, τὰ γράμματα Refs 4th c.BC+; συγκεχυμένον μέλαν an indistinct black mark, Refs; φωνὴ σ. Refs 1st c.BC+; πλαδαρὰ καὶ σ. σάρξ flabby and ill-defined flesh, Refs 1st c.AD+; συνεκέχυτο δ᾽ ἔτι τοῦτο was still confused, not yet distinguished, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II of the mind, confound, trouble, μή μοι σύγχει θυμόν Refs 8th c.BC+: with the person as object, ἄνδρα γε συγχεῦαι Refs 8th c.BC+ —passive, τί συγχυθεῖσ᾽ ἕστηκα; Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 confound, make of none effect, πολὺν κάματον καὶ ὸϊζὺν σύγχεας Ἀργείων Refs 8th c.BC+; especially of contracts, engagements, etc., make of none effect, frustrate, violate, ἐπεὶ σύν γ᾽ ὅρκι᾽ ἔχευαν Τρῶες Refs 8th c.BC+; τὴν πολιτείαν Refs 4th c.BC+; συγκέχυκε νῦν τὴν πίστιν ὁ καθ᾽ ἡμᾶς βίος Refs 4th c.BC+; ξυνουσίαν Refs 2nd c.AD+ —passive, λέλυται πάντα, συγκέχυται Refs 4th c.BC+
III πόλεμον σ. stir up a war, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunchotōσυγχύννεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or 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× |
| sunchorēntasσυγκεχυμένη | has happened · subjectperfect middle or 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 |
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 | sunchomō | sunchome | sunchomē | sunchomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchosō | sunchose | sunchosē | sunchoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchotō1×συγχύννεται | sunchote | sunchotē | sunchotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunchonō | sunchone | sunchonē | sunchonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchovō | sunchove | sunchovē | sunchovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | suncholō | sunchole | suncholē | suncholelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunchimi | sunchima |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchisi | sunchisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchiti | sunchita1×συνεχύθη |
| we 1st person plural | sunchini | sunchina |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchivi | sunchiva |
| they 3rd person plural | sunchili | sunchila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunchomeiō | sunchomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchoseiō | sunchoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchoteiō | sunchoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunchoneiō | sunchoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchoveiō | sunchoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | suncholeiō | suncholeiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunchimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchiteia |
| we 1st person plural | sunchineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunchileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunchosōr | sunchosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchotōr | sunchotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchovōr | sunchovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | suncholōr | suncholēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunchisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchivar |
| they 3rd person plural | sunchilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunchomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sunchonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | suncholoiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunchimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunchisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunchitoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunchinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunchivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sunchorō | sunchorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | sunchiri | sunchira |
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 | suncharōntos | suncharintos | suncharantos | suncharēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sunchorōntos | sunchorēntos1× | ||
| acted on passive voice | sunchirintos | sunchirantos |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunchotō“in confusion”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 21:31“in confusion”… to chiliarcho tau speirau hoti holas sunchotō Ierousalēm,… kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in …
sunchate“confounded”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 9:22Saulos de mallon endunamote kai sunchate toin Ioudaioin toin katoikarōntoin en Damaska, …… empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by …
sunchale“stirred up”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 21:27… Ioudaiois theaserantois auton en te hiere sunchale panton ton ochlon kai epibalala epi …… 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”… fōnau houtau sunerchata tem plēthem kai sunchita, hoti akouale henos hekastos ta idia …And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
sunchorēntas“in confusion”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
Acts 19:32“in confusion”… tinem krazale, ate gar tas ekklēsas sunchorēntas, kai tois polloterois ouk oidalelē tineu …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 …