verb

suneudokamō

Greekσυνευδοκέω (suneudokeō)

Strong’sG4909

I consent, agree, am of one mind with

stem suneudok-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur

Translated as

consents2×applaud1×approve1×approved of1×approving1×

What it means

** συν-ευ-δοκέω, -ῶ

[in LXX: I Mac 1:57, 4:28 א1, II Mac 11:24, 35 *;]

to join in approving, consent, agree to or with: absol., Ac 22:20; c. dat. pers., Ro 1:32; c. dat. rei, Lk 11:48, Ac 8:1; c. inf., I Co 7:12, 13 (chiefly in late writers).†

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

Strong’s G4909 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsoon-yoo-dok-eh'-o

to think well of in common, i.e. assent to, feel gratified with

Fromfrom G4862 and G2106;

King Jamesallow, assent, be pleased, have pleasure.

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
suneudokatōσυνευδοκεῖ	happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular	consents	2×
suneudokavōσυνευδοκεῖτε	happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural	approve	1×
suneudokalōσυνευδοκοῦσιν	happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural	applaud	1×
suneudokarōtosσυνευδοκῶν	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine	approving	2×

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, 4 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	suneudokamō	suneudokame	suneudokami	suneudokama	suneudokamē	suneudokamelē
you 2nd person singular	suneudokasō	suneudokase	suneudokasi	suneudokasa	suneudokasē	suneudokaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	suneudokatō2×συνευδοκεῖ	suneudokate	suneudokati	suneudokata	suneudokatē	suneudokatelē
we 1st person plural	suneudokanō	suneudokane	suneudokani	suneudokana	suneudokanē	suneudokanelē
ye 2nd person plural	suneudokavō1×συνευδοκεῖτε	suneudokave	suneudokavi	suneudokava	suneudokavē	suneudokavelē
they 3rd person plural	suneudokalō1×συνευδοκοῦσιν	suneudokale	suneudokali	suneudokala	suneudokalē	suneudokalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	suneudokameiō	suneudokameia	suneudokameiē
you 2nd person singular	suneudokaseiō	suneudokaseia	suneudokaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	suneudokateiō	suneudokateia	suneudokateiē
we 1st person plural	suneudokaneiō	suneudokaneia	suneudokaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	suneudokaveiō	suneudokaveia	suneudokaveiē
they 3rd person plural	suneudokaleiō	suneudokaleia	suneudokaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	suneudokasōr	suneudokasar	suneudokasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	suneudokatōr	suneudokatar	suneudokatēr
ye 2nd person plural	suneudokavōr	suneudokavar	suneudokavēr
they 3rd person plural	suneudokalōr	suneudokalar	suneudokalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	suneudokamoiō	suneudokamoia
you 2nd person singular	suneudokasoiō	suneudokasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	suneudokatoiō	suneudokatoia
we 1st person plural	suneudokanoiō	suneudokanoia
ye 2nd person plural	suneudokavoiō	suneudokavoia
they 3rd person plural	suneudokaloiō	suneudokaloia

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	suneudokarō	suneudokari	suneudokara	suneudokarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	suneudokarōtos2×συνευδοκῶν	suneudokaritos	suneudokaratos	suneudokarētos

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

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

suneudok 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

suneudokatō“consents”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×

1 Corinthians 7:12“consents”Toi de loipoi legamō mis, ouk tos kurios; ei tinos adelfos gunaikan echatō apistan, kai houtas suneudokatō oikarō meta autou, mē afiēkatōr autan;To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:13“consents”kai gunaikas ei tinas echatō anēron apiston, kai houtos suneudokatō oikarō meta autau, mē afiēkatōr ton anēron.And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

suneudokavō“approve”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×

Luke 11:48“approve”ara marturois avō kai suneudokavō tei ergei toiu patēroiu vu, hoti autois men apokteinala autoin vis de oikodomavō.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

suneudokalō“applaud”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Romans 1:32“applaud”hotinois tem dikaiōmem tou theou epignōskaratois, hoti tois teim toiouteim prassarōtois axiois thanatou alō, ouk monem auteim poialō alla kai suneudokalō toi prassarōtoi.Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

suneudokarōtos“approving”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×

Acts 8:1“approved of”Saulos de ate suneudokarōtos ta anairesia autou. Gineta de en ekeina ta hēmera diōgmos megos epi tan ekklēsan tan en Hierosolumei; pantois de diaspeirila kata tain chōrain tau Ioudaiau kai Samareiau plēn toiu apostoloiu.And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

Acts 22:20“approving”kai hote ekchite tem haimem Stefanou tou marturou su, kai autos eme efistanarētos kai suneudokarōtos kai fulassarōtos teim himatieim toiu anairarōtoiu auton.And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’