verb
suntēramō
Greekσυντηρέω (suntēreō)
Strong’sG4933
I preserve, keep safe, keep in mind
stem suntēr-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συν-τηρέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Ez 18:19 (שׁמר), Da TH 7:28 A (נְטַר), Si 13:12 and freq., To 1:11, II Mac 12:42, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4933 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| suntērilōσυντηροῦνται | happening now · theypresent passive indicative 3rd person plural | preserved | 1× |
| suntērateσυνετήρει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | protected | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntēramō | suntērame | suntērami | suntērama | suntēramē | suntēramelē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntērasō | suntērase | suntērasi | suntērasa | suntērasē | suntēraselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntēratō | suntērate2×συνετήρει | suntērati | suntērata | suntēratē | suntēratelē |
| we 1st person plural | suntēranō | suntērane | suntērani | suntērana | suntēranē | suntēranelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntēravō | suntērave | suntēravi | suntērava | suntēravē | suntēravelē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntēralō | suntērale | suntērali | suntērala | suntēralē | suntēralelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntērimō | suntērime | suntērimi | suntērima | suntērimē | suntērimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntērisō | suntērise | suntērisi | suntērisa | suntērisē | suntēriselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntēritō | suntērite | suntēriti | suntērita | suntēritē | suntēritelē |
| we 1st person plural | suntērinō | suntērine | suntērini | suntērina | suntērinē | suntērinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntērivō | suntērive | suntērivi | suntēriva | suntērivē | suntērivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntērilō1×συντηροῦνται | suntērile | suntērili | suntērila | suntērilē | suntērilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntērameiō | suntērameia | suntērameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntēraseiō | suntēraseia | suntēraseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntērateiō | suntērateia | suntērateiē |
| we 1st person plural | suntēraneiō | suntēraneia | suntēraneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntēraveiō | suntēraveia | suntēraveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntēraleiō | suntēraleia | suntēraleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntērimeiō | suntērimeia | suntērimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | suntēriseiō | suntēriseia | suntēriseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntēriteiō | suntēriteia | suntēriteiē |
| we 1st person plural | suntērineiō | suntērineia | suntērineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntēriveiō | suntēriveia | suntēriveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | suntērileiō | suntērileia | suntērileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | suntērasōr | suntērasar | suntērasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntēratōr | suntēratar | suntēratēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntēravōr | suntēravar | suntēravēr |
| they 3rd person plural | suntēralōr | suntēralar | suntēralēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | suntērisōr | suntērisar | suntērisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntēritōr | suntēritar | suntēritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntērivōr | suntērivar | suntērivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | suntērilōr | suntērilar | suntērilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntēramoiō | suntēramoia |
| you 2nd person singular | suntērasoiō | suntērasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntēratoiō | suntēratoia |
| we 1st person plural | suntēranoiō | suntēranoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntēravoiō | suntēravoia |
| they 3rd person plural | suntēraloiō | suntēraloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suntērimoiō | suntērimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | suntērisoiō | suntērisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suntēritoiō | suntēritoia |
| we 1st person plural | suntērinoiō | suntērinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | suntērivoiō | suntērivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | suntēriloiō | suntēriloia |
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 | suntērarō | suntērari | suntērara | suntērarē |
| acted on passive voice | suntērirō | suntēriri | suntērira | suntērirē |
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 | suntērarōtos | suntēraritos | suntēraratos | suntērarētos |
| acted on passive voice | suntērirōtos | suntēriritos | suntēriratos | suntērirētos |
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
suntēr 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
suntērilō“preserved”happening now · theypresent passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 9:17“preserved”oude ballalō oinon neon eis askoin palaioin; ei de mē ge, rēgnuilō tois askois, kai tos oinos ekchitō kai tois askois apolluilō; alla ballalō oinon neon eis askoin kainoin, kai amfoterois suntērilō.Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
suntērate“protected”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Mark 6:20“protected”tos gar Hērōdos fobete ton Iōannon, horarētos auton anēron dikaion kai hagion, kai suntērate auton, kai akouaratos autou polleim aporate, kai hēdeōs autou akouate.because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
Luke 2:19“treasured up”tas de Marias panteim suntērate teim rēmeim houteim sumballarōtas en ta kardia autau.But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.