verb
sunistanamō
Greekσυνιστάνω (sunistanō)
Strong’sG4921
I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere
stem sunistan-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συνιστάνω and συνιστάω, v.s. συνίστημι.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4921 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoon-is-tah'-o
to set together, i.e. (by implication) to introduce (favorably), or (figuratively) to exhibit; intransitively, to stand near, or (figuratively) to constitute
Fromfrom G4862 and G2476 (including its collateral forms);
King Jamesapprove, commend, consist, make, stand (with).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunistanamōσυνιστάνω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | prove | 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 | sunistanamō1×συνιστάνω | sunistaname | sunistanami | sunistanama | sunistanamē | sunistanamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunistanasō | sunistanase | sunistanasi | sunistanasa | sunistanasē | sunistanaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunistanatō | sunistanate | sunistanati | sunistanata | sunistanatē | sunistanatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunistananō | sunistanane | sunistanani | sunistanana | sunistananē | sunistananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunistanavō | sunistanave | sunistanavi | sunistanava | sunistanavē | sunistanavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunistanalō | sunistanale | sunistanali | sunistanala | sunistanalē | sunistanalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunistanameiō | sunistanameia | sunistanameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunistanaseiō | sunistanaseia | sunistanaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunistanateiō | sunistanateia | sunistanateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunistananeiō | sunistananeia | sunistananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunistanaveiō | sunistanaveia | sunistanaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunistanaleiō | sunistanaleia | sunistanaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunistanasōr | sunistanasar | sunistanasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunistanatōr | sunistanatar | sunistanatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunistanavōr | sunistanavar | sunistanavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunistanalōr | sunistanalar | sunistanalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunistanamoiō | sunistanamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunistanasoiō | sunistanasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunistanatoiō | sunistanatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunistananoiō | sunistananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunistanavoiō | sunistanavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunistanaloiō | sunistanaloia |
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 | sunistanarō | sunistanari | sunistanara | sunistanarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunistanarōtos | sunistanaritos | sunistanaratos | sunistanarētos |
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
sunistan 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
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
sunistanamō“prove”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
Galatians 2:18“prove”ei gar heim kataluama houteim palin oikodomamō, parabaton miauton sunistanamō.If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.