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verb

sunistanamō

Greekσυνίστημι (sunistēmi)

Strong’sG4921

I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere

stem sunistan-15 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books12 forms occur

Translated as

commendcommendingcommendsdemonstratescommendedformedhold togetherprovedstood

What it means

συν-ίστημι

[in LXX for צוה pi., קהל ni., etc.; I Mac 12:43, II Mac 4:24, III Mac 1:19 (and freq. in these books);]

1. trans.,
(a) to commend, recommend: c. acc. pers., II Co 3:1 6:4 10:12, 18; id. c. dat., Ro 16:1 (as freq. at the beginning of a letter; Deiss., LAE, 226), II Co 5:12; seq. πρός, II Co 4:2; pass., seq. ὑπό, II Co 12:11;
(b) to show, prove, establish: c. acc., Ro 3:5 5:8, II Co 6:4; dupl. acc., Ga 2:13; acc. et inf., II Co 7:11
2. Intrans., pf., συνέστηκα (as also 2 aor. and plpf.);
(a) to stand with or near: Lk 9:32;
(b) to be composed of, consist, cohere: Col 1:17 (v. Lft., in l.), II Pe 3:5.†

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
sunistanamōΣυνίστημιhappening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singularcommend
sunistanatōσυνίστησινhappening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singulardemonstrates
sunistananōσυνιστάνομενhappening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person pluralcommending
sunistanavaσυνεστήσατεhappened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person pluralproved
sunistanatēσυνέστηκενhas happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singularhold together
sunistanarōσυνιστάνεινhappening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitivecommend
sunistanirōσυνίστασθαιhappening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitivecommended
sunistanarōtosσυνιστάνωνhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculinecommends
sunistanarōtoisσυνιστάνοντεςhappening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculinecommend
sunistanarōtoiuσυνιστανόντωνhappening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculinecommend
sunistanarētasσυνεστῶσαhas happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular feminineformed
sunistanarētoinσυνεστῶταςhas happened · objectperfect active participle accusative plural masculinestood

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, 7 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularsunistanamōΣυνίστημιsunistanamesunistanamisunistanamasunistanamēsunistanamelē
you 2nd person singularsunistanasōsunistanasesunistanasisunistanasasunistanasēsunistanaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularsunistanatōσυνίστησινsunistanatesunistanatisunistanatasunistanatēσυνέστηκενsunistanatelē
we 1st person pluralsunistananōσυνιστάνομενsunistananesunistananisunistananasunistananēsunistananelē
ye 2nd person pluralsunistanavōsunistanavesunistanavisunistanavaσυνεστήσατεsunistanavēsunistanavelē
they 3rd person pluralsunistanalōsunistanalesunistanalisunistanalasunistanalēsunistanalelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularsunistanimōsunistanimesunistanimisunistanimasunistanimēsunistanimelē
you 2nd person singularsunistanisōsunistanisesunistanisisunistanisasunistanisēsunistaniselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularsunistanitōsunistanitesunistanitisunistanitasunistanitēsunistanitelē
we 1st person pluralsunistaninōsunistaninesunistaninisunistaninasunistaninēsunistaninelē
ye 2nd person pluralsunistanivōsunistanivesunistanivisunistanivasunistanivēsunistanivelē
they 3rd person pluralsunistanilōsunistanilesunistanilisunistanilasunistanilēsunistanilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularsunistanameiōsunistanameiasunistanameiē
you 2nd person singularsunistanaseiōsunistanaseiasunistanaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularsunistanateiōsunistanateiasunistanateiē
we 1st person pluralsunistananeiōsunistananeiasunistananeiē
ye 2nd person pluralsunistanaveiōsunistanaveiasunistanaveiē
they 3rd person pluralsunistanaleiōsunistanaleiasunistanaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularsunistanimeiōsunistanimeiasunistanimeiē
you 2nd person singularsunistaniseiōsunistaniseiasunistaniseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularsunistaniteiōsunistaniteiasunistaniteiē
we 1st person pluralsunistanineiōsunistanineiasunistanineiē
ye 2nd person pluralsunistaniveiōsunistaniveiasunistaniveiē
they 3rd person pluralsunistanileiōsunistanileiasunistanileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularsunistanasōrsunistanasarsunistanasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularsunistanatōrsunistanatarsunistanatēr
ye 2nd person pluralsunistanavōrsunistanavarsunistanavēr
they 3rd person pluralsunistanalōrsunistanalarsunistanalēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularsunistanisōrsunistanisarsunistanisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularsunistanitōrsunistanitarsunistanitēr
ye 2nd person pluralsunistanivōrsunistanivarsunistanivēr
they 3rd person pluralsunistanilōrsunistanilarsunistanilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularsunistanamoiōsunistanamoia
you 2nd person singularsunistanasoiōsunistanasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularsunistanatoiōsunistanatoia
we 1st person pluralsunistananoiōsunistananoia
ye 2nd person pluralsunistanavoiōsunistanavoia
they 3rd person pluralsunistanaloiōsunistanaloia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularsunistanimoiōsunistanimoia
you 2nd person singularsunistanisoiōsunistanisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularsunistanitoiōsunistanitoia
we 1st person pluralsunistaninoiōsunistaninoia
ye 2nd person pluralsunistanivoiōsunistanivoia
they 3rd person pluralsunistaniloiōsunistaniloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicesunistanarōσυνιστάνεινsunistanarisunistanarasunistanarē
acted on passive voicesunistanirōσυνίστασθαιsunistanirisunistanirasunistanirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 6 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicesunistanarōtosσυνιστάνωνsunistanaritossunistanaratossunistanarētos
acted on passive voicesunistanirōtossunistaniritossunistaniratossunistanirētos

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
sunistanstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

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

sunistanamō — συνιστάνω, I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere

Where it appears

15 occurrences, every one of them listed

sunistanamō“commend”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular

Romans 16:1“commend”Sunistanamō de vi Foiban tan adelfan nu, arōtan kai diakonan tau ekklēsau tau en Kenchreai,I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.

sunistanatō“demonstrates”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular

Romans 3:5“demonstrates”ei de tas adikias nu theou dikaiosunan sunistanatō, tinem legani? mē adikos tos theos tos epiferarōtos tan organ? kata anthrōpon legamō.But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms.

Romans 5:8“demonstrates”sunistanatō de tan heautou agapan eis nin tos theos hoti ēti hamartōloiu arōtoiu nu Christos huper nu apothnēskata.But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

2 Corinthians 10:18“commends”ouk gar tos heauton sunistanarōtos, ekeinos atō dokimos, alla hon tos kurios sunistanatō.For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

sunistananō“commending”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural

2 Corinthians 5:12“commending”ouk palin heautoin sunistananō vi, alla aforman dōarōtois vi kauchēmeu huper nu, hina echaveiō pros toin en prosōpe kaucherōtoin kai mē en kardia.We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.

sunistanava“proved”happened · yeaorist active indicative 2nd person plural

2 Corinthians 7:11“proved”idou gar autem houtem tem kata theon lupira posan katergazeta vi spoudan, alla apologian, alla aganaktēsian, alla fobon, alla epipothēsian, alla zēlon, alla ekdikēsian; en pante sunistanava heautoin hagnoin arō te pragme.Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

sunistanatē“hold together”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular

Colossians 1:17“hold together”kai autos atō pro panteiu kai teim panteim en auto sunistanatē,He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

sunistanarō“commend”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive

2 Corinthians 3:1“commend”Archenō palin heautoin sunistanarō? ē mē chrēzanō hōs tinois sustatikaiu epistolaiu pros vin ē ek vu?Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

sunistanirō“commended”happening now · the “to …” formpresent passive infinitive

2 Corinthians 12:11“commended”Ginamē afrōnos; vis min anankazava; mis gar ofeilame hupo vu sunistanirō. oudenem gar husterama toiu huperlian apostoloiu, ei kai oudenem amō;I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

sunistanarōtos“commends”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine

2 Corinthians 10:18“commends”ouk gar tos heauton sunistanarōtos, ekeinos atō dokimos, alla hon tos kurios sunistanatō.For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

sunistanarōtois“commend”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine

2 Corinthians 4:2“commending”alla apeiponena teim krupteim tau aischunau, mē peripatarōtois en panourgia mēde dolarōtois ton logon tou theou, alla ta fanerōsia tau alētheiau sunistanarōtois heautoin pros pantan suneidēsian anthrōpoiu enōpion tou theou.Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 6:4“commend”alla en pante sunistanarōtois heautoin hōs theou diakonois; en hupomona polla, en thlipsiai, en anankai, en stenochōriai,Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;

sunistanarōtoiu“commend”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine

2 Corinthians 10:12“commend”Ouk gar tolmanō enkrinara ē sunkrinara heautoin tinoi toiu heautoin sunistanarōtoiu; alla autois en heautoi heautoin metrarōtois kai sunkrinarōtois heautoin heautoi ouk suniēkalō.We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.

sunistanarētas“formed”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular feminine

2 Peter 3:5“formed”lanthanatō gar autoin houtem thelarōtoin hoti ouranois ale ekpalai kai gēas ek hudōreu kai dia hudōreu sunistanarētas to tou theou logo,But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,

sunistanarētoin“stood”has happened · objectperfect active participle accusative plural masculine

Luke 9:32“stood”tos de Petros kai tois sun auto ale barirētois hupno; diagrēgoraratois de horala tan doxan autou kai toin duo anēroin toin sunistanarētoin auto.Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.