verb
sunergamō
Strong’sG4903
I work together
stem sunerg-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 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.
** συνεργέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: I Es 7:2, I Mac 12:1 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4903 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoon-erg-eh'-o
to be a fellow-worker, i.e. co-operate
Fromfrom G4904;
King Jameshelp (work) with, work(-er) together.
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
perfect -ήργηκαRefs 4th c.BC+ G.:—work together with, help in work, co-operate, Refs 5th c.BC+: generally, co-operate with, assist, with dative, Refs 4th c.BC+; [τὸ γυμνάσιον] ἀναδόσεσι σ. Refs 2nd c.AD+, compare 463, 15.727; σ. ἑαυτοῖς τὰ συμφέροντα do one another fitting service, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. πρός τι contribute to or towards.., Refs 4th c.BC+; facilitate, τὸν δρασμὸν τοῖς Πέρσαις Refs 3rd c.AD+:—passive, to be helped, with dative of things, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 to be conspired against, Refs 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunergatōσυνεργεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | work together | 1× |
| sunergateσυνήργει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | working together | 1× |
| sunergarōntouσυνεργοῦντος | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine | worked with | 1× |
| sunergarōntoσυνεργοῦντι | happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine | works … with | 1× |
| sunergarōntoisΣυνεργοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | working together with | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunergamō | sunergame | sunergami | sunergama | sunergamē | sunergamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunergasō | sunergase | sunergasi | sunergasa | sunergasē | sunergaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunergatō1×συνεργεῖ | sunergate1×συνήργει | sunergati | sunergata | sunergatē | sunergatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunerganō | sunergane | sunergani | sunergana | sunerganē | sunerganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunergavō | sunergave | sunergavi | sunergava | sunergavē | sunergavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunergalō | sunergale | sunergali | sunergala | sunergalē | sunergalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunergameiō | sunergameia | sunergameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunergaseiō | sunergaseia | sunergaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunergateiō | sunergateia | sunergateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunerganeiō | sunerganeia | sunerganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunergaveiō | sunergaveia | sunergaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunergaleiō | sunergaleia | sunergaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunergasōr | sunergasar | sunergasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunergatōr | sunergatar | sunergatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunergavōr | sunergavar | sunergavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunergalōr | sunergalar | sunergalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunergamoiō | sunergamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunergasoiō | sunergasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunergatoiō | sunergatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunerganoiō | sunerganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunergavoiō | sunergavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunergaloiō | sunergaloia |
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 | sunergarō | sunergari | sunergara | sunergarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunergarōntos3× | sunergarintos | sunergarantos | sunergarēntos |
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
sunerg 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunergatō“work together”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Romans 8:28“work together”… hoti toi agaparōntoi ton theon panteim sunergatō eis agathem, toi kata prothesian klētoi …… we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
sunergate“working together”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
James 2:22“working together”blepasō hoti tas pistias sunergate tei ergei autou kai ek teiu …You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he …
sunergarōntou“worked with”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive singular masculine1×
Mark 16:20“worked with”… de exercharantois kērussala pantachou, tou kuriou sunergarōntou kai ton logon bebaiarōntou dia teiu …And they went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked through them, confirming His word by the signs that …
sunergarōnto“works … with”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative singular masculine1×
1 Corinthians 16:16“works … with”… hupotassoveiō toi toioutoi kai panto to sunergarōnto kai kopiarōnto.to submit to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.
sunergarōntois“working together with”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
2 Corinthians 6:1“working together with”Sunergarōntois de kai parakalanō mē eis kenem …… then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.