verb
sunepemō
Greekσυνέπομαι (sunepomai)
Strong’sG4902
I accompany
stem sunep-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** συν-έπομαι
[in LXX: II Mac 15:2, III Mac 5:48 R 6:21 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4902 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoon-ep'-om-ahee
to attend (travel) in company with
Frommiddle voice from G4862 and a primary ἕπω (to follow);
King Jamesaccompany.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunepeteσυνείπετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular | accompanied | 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 | sunepemō | sunepeme | sunepemi | sunepema | sunepemē | sunepemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunepesō | sunepese | sunepesi | sunepesa | sunepesē | sunepeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunepetō | sunepete1×συνείπετο | sunepeti | sunepeta | sunepetē | sunepetelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunepenō | sunepene | sunepeni | sunepena | sunepenē | sunepenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunepevō | sunepeve | sunepevi | sunepeva | sunepevē | sunepevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunepelō | sunepele | sunepeli | sunepela | sunepelē | sunepelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunepemeiō | sunepemeia | sunepemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunepeseiō | sunepeseia | sunepeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunepeteiō | sunepeteia | sunepeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunepeneiō | sunepeneia | sunepeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunepeveiō | sunepeveia | sunepeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunepeleiō | sunepeleia | sunepeleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunepesōr | sunepesar | sunepesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunepetōr | sunepetar | sunepetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunepevōr | sunepevar | sunepevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunepelōr | sunepelar | sunepelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunepemoiō | sunepemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunepesoiō | sunepesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunepetoiō | sunepetoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunepenoiō | sunepenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunepevoiō | sunepevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunepeloiō | sunepeloia |
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 | suneperō | suneperi | sunepera | suneperē |
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 | suneperōtos | suneperitos | suneperatos | suneperētos |
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
sunep 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
sunepete“accompanied”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 20:4“accompanied”sunepete de auto Sōpatros Purrou Beroiaios, Thessalonikevoiu de Aristarchos kai Sekoundos, kai Gaios Derbaios kai Timotheos, Asianois de Tuchikos kai Trofimos;Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.