verb
sunkrinamō
Strong’sG4793
I combine, compare
stem sunkrin-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
συν-κρίνω
(Rec. συγκ-) [in LXX chiefly for פּתר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4793 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoong-kree'-no
to judge of one thing in connection with another, i.e. combine (spiritual ideas with appropriate expressions) or collate (one person with another by way of contrast or resemblance)
King Jamescompare among (with).
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
bring into combination or aggregation, opposed to διακρίνω, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. [τὴν ὄψιν] Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ συγκρινόμενα bodies which are formed by combination, Refs 5th c.BC+; συγκρίνεσθαι εἰς ὕδωρ, of vapour, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἐξ οὗ συνεκρίθη of which it was formed, Refs
2 combine, συγκρινόμενος τούτοις καὶ ὁ Ἑρμῆς Refs
II compare, τι πρός τι NT+4th c.BC+; σ. τὰ λεγόμενα compare and examine them, Refs 4th c.BC+; μή με τάφῳ σύγκρινε do not measure, estimate me by my tomb, Refs:—passive, ὁ Ἐπικούρου βίος τοῖς τῶν ἄλλων -όμενος Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, measure oneself with another, strive or contend, τινι Refs 1st c.BC+; a usage censured by Refs 2nd c.AD+
III interpret, τὰ λεγόμενα NT+2nd c.BC+; especially σ. ἐνύπνια interpret dreams, LXX
IV decree, ζημίας, ἧς ἂν ὁ στρατηγὸς συγκρίνῃ Refs 3rd c.BC+; decide, Refs 3rd c.BC+; τί ποιήσωσιν LXX+2nd c.BC+; give judgement, with infinitive, Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, ἐπιτελέσαι καθότι συγκέκριται Refs 1st c.BC+; τῶν συγκεκριμένων ἀπαιτεῖν α (ἔτους) ἐκφόριον the lands for which it has been decided to demand one year's rent, Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἡ συγκριθησομένη τροφή which shall be adjudged, Refs 3rd c.BC+; ὅσον ἂν συγκριθῇ ἱκανὸν εἶναι δίδοσθαι 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunkrinaraσυγκρῖναι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | compare | 1× |
| sunkrinarōntoisσυγκρίνοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | compare | 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, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkrinamō | sunkriname | sunkrinami | sunkrinama | sunkrinamē | sunkrinamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkrinasō | sunkrinase | sunkrinasi | sunkrinasa | sunkrinasē | sunkrinaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkrinatō | sunkrinate | sunkrinati | sunkrinata | sunkrinatē | sunkrinatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunkrinanō | sunkrinane | sunkrinani | sunkrinana | sunkrinanē | sunkrinanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkrinavō | sunkrinave | sunkrinavi | sunkrinava | sunkrinavē | sunkrinavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkrinalō | sunkrinale | sunkrinali | sunkrinala | sunkrinalē | sunkrinalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkrinameiō | sunkrinameia | sunkrinameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkrinaseiō | sunkrinaseia | sunkrinaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkrinateiō | sunkrinateia | sunkrinateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunkrinaneiō | sunkrinaneia | sunkrinaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkrinaveiō | sunkrinaveia | sunkrinaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkrinaleiō | sunkrinaleia | sunkrinaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunkrinasōr | sunkrinasar | sunkrinasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkrinatōr | sunkrinatar | sunkrinatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkrinavōr | sunkrinavar | sunkrinavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkrinalōr | sunkrinalar | sunkrinalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkrinamoiō | sunkrinamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkrinasoiō | sunkrinasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkrinatoiō | sunkrinatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunkrinanoiō | sunkrinanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkrinavoiō | sunkrinavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkrinaloiō | sunkrinaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunkrinarō | sunkrinari | sunkrinara1×συγκρῖναι | sunkrinarē |
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 | sunkrinarōntos2× | sunkrinarintos | sunkrinarantos | sunkrinarēntos |
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
sunkrin 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunkrinara“compare”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
2 Corinthians 10:12Ouk gar tolmanō enkrinara ē sunkrinara heautoin tinoi toiu heautoin sustēarōntoiu; alla …… do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves …
sunkrinarōntois“compare”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
1 Corinthians 2:13“explaining”… alla en didaktoi pneumeu, pneumatikei pneumatikeim sunkrinarōntois.… human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.
2 Corinthians 10:12… autois en heautoi heautoin metrarōntois kai sunkrinarōntois heautoin heautoi ouk suniēkalō.… they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their …