verb
sunoikamō
Strong’sG4924
I dwell with, live in wedlock with
stem sunoik-once in the New Testament1 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-οικέω, -ῶ
[in LXX for בּעל etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4924 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
dwell or live together, Refs 8th c.BC+; ξ. τινί live with, Refs 5th c.BC+; of peoples, live together, form a community, συνοικήσων τούτοισι Refs 5th c.BC+
2 live with in wedlock, of the man, Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.; of the woman, ἔοισα (perhaps νέοισι) γεραιτέρα Refs 7th c.BC+: absolutely, live in wedlock, NT+5th c.BC+; τούτων συνοικησάντων γίνεται Κλεισθένης from their marriage sprang Cleisthenes, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 metaphorically of feelings, circumstances, etc., μυρίον ἄχθος ᾧ ξυνοικεῖ with which he dwells, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡδοναῖς, ἀμαθίᾳ, Refs 5th c.BC+; βαρυτάτη συνοικῆσαι (i.e. ἄνομος μοναρχία) Refs 5th c.BC+; also ἱππικοῖς ἐν ἤθεσιν πολὺς ξ. being much versed in their ways, Refs 5th c.BC+
3.b reversely, with the thing as subject, γῆρας ἵνα πρόπαντα κακὰ κακῶν ξυνοικεῖ Refs 5th c.BC+; of the poisoned robe of Heracles, cling closely, Refs 5th c.BC+
3.c Astrology texts, share the same domicile, ὅταν ἡ Παφίη Ἑρμῇ στείχουσα συνοικῇ Refs 4th c.AD+
II with accusative loci, people or colonize jointly with, σ. Κυρηναίοισι Λιβύην Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, of a place, to be thickly peopled, Refs 5th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunoikarōntoisσυνοικοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | live 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, 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 | sunoikamō | sunoikame | sunoikami | sunoikama | sunoikamē | sunoikamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunoikasō | sunoikase | sunoikasi | sunoikasa | sunoikasē | sunoikaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunoikatō | sunoikate | sunoikati | sunoikata | sunoikatē | sunoikatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunoikanō | sunoikane | sunoikani | sunoikana | sunoikanē | sunoikanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunoikavō | sunoikave | sunoikavi | sunoikava | sunoikavē | sunoikavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunoikalō | sunoikale | sunoikali | sunoikala | sunoikalē | sunoikalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunoikameiō | sunoikameia | sunoikameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunoikaseiō | sunoikaseia | sunoikaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunoikateiō | sunoikateia | sunoikateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunoikaneiō | sunoikaneia | sunoikaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunoikaveiō | sunoikaveia | sunoikaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunoikaleiō | sunoikaleia | sunoikaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunoikasōr | sunoikasar | sunoikasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunoikatōr | sunoikatar | sunoikatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunoikavōr | sunoikavar | sunoikavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunoikalōr | sunoikalar | sunoikalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunoikamoiō | sunoikamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunoikasoiō | sunoikasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunoikatoiō | sunoikatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunoikanoiō | sunoikanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunoikavoiō | sunoikavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunoikaloiō | sunoikaloia |
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 | sunoikarō | sunoikari | sunoikara | sunoikarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunoikarōntos1× | sunoikarintos | sunoikarantos | sunoikarēntos |
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
sunoik 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.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
sunoikarōntois“live with”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Peter 3:7“live with”Tois androir homoiōs sunoikarōntois kata gnōsian, hōs asthenotere skeve te …Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift …