verb
suzētamō
Strong’sG4802
I seek together, discuss, dispute
stem suzēt-10 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books6 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-ζητέω
(Rec. συζ-), -ῶ, [in LXX: Ne 2:4 AB1 (בּקשׁ pi.) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4802 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
search or examine together with, τινι Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be discussed, Refs 2nd c.BC+
II σ. τινί or πρός τινα dispute with.., NT+2nd c.AD+; σ. πρὸς αὑτούς NT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| suzētavōσυζητεῖτε | happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural | arguing … about | 1× |
| suzētateσυνεζήτει | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | debated | 1× |
| suzētarōσυζητεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | argue | 4× |
| suzētarōntoisσυζητοῦντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | argue | 2× |
| suzētarōntoinσυζητοῦντας | happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine | arguing | 1× |
| suzētarōntoiuσυζητούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | debating | 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, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suzētamō | suzētame | suzētami | suzētama | suzētamē | suzētamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | suzētasō | suzētase | suzētasi | suzētasa | suzētasē | suzētaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suzētatō | suzētate1×συνεζήτει | suzētati | suzētata | suzētatē | suzētatelē |
| we 1st person plural | suzētanō | suzētane | suzētani | suzētana | suzētanē | suzētanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suzētavō1×συζητεῖτε | suzētave | suzētavi | suzētava | suzētavē | suzētavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | suzētalō | suzētale | suzētali | suzētala | suzētalē | suzētalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suzētameiō | suzētameia | suzētameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | suzētaseiō | suzētaseia | suzētaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suzētateiō | suzētateia | suzētateiē |
| we 1st person plural | suzētaneiō | suzētaneia | suzētaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | suzētaveiō | suzētaveia | suzētaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | suzētaleiō | suzētaleia | suzētaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | suzētasōr | suzētasar | suzētasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suzētatōr | suzētatar | suzētatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | suzētavōr | suzētavar | suzētavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | suzētalōr | suzētalar | suzētalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | suzētamoiō | suzētamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | suzētasoiō | suzētasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | suzētatoiō | suzētatoia |
| we 1st person plural | suzētanoiō | suzētanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | suzētavoiō | suzētavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | suzētaloiō | suzētaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | suzētarō4×συζητεῖν | suzētari | suzētara | suzētarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | suzētarōntos4× | suzētarintos | suzētarantos | suzētarēntos |
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
suzēt 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.
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
suzētavō“arguing … about”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural1×
Mark 9:16“arguing … about”kai eperōtata autoin; Tinem suzētavō pros heautoin?“What are you disputing with them?” He asked.
suzētate“debated”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 9:29lalate tē kai suzētate pros toin Hellēnistoin; tois de epicheirale …He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they …
suzētarō“argue”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive4×
Mark 1:27“questioned”kai thambila hapantois, hōste suzētarō pros heautoin legarōntoin; Tinem atō houtem? …All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new …
Mark 8:11Kai exerchala tois Farisaiois kai archela suzētarō auto, zētarōntois para autou sēmem apo …… the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding …
Luke 22:23kai autois archela suzētarō pros heautoin tem tinos ara atoiō …Then they began to question among themselves which of them was …
Luke 24:15“discussing”… geneta en te homilarō autoin kai suzētarō kai autos Iēsus engizarantos sumporeuote autoi,And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.
suzētarōntois“argue”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×
Mark 9:10“questioning”kai ton logon kratala pros heautoin suzētarōntois tinem atō tem ek nekroiu anastēara.So they kept this matter to themselves, discussing what it meant to rise from the dead.
Acts 6:9“argue”… kai toiu apo Kilikiau kai Asiau suzētarōntois to Stefano,… and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
suzētarōntoin“arguing”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Mark 9:14… ochlon pollon peri autoin kai grammatevoin suzētarōntoin pros autoin.… large crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
suzētarōntoiu“debating”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Mark 12:28“debating”… prosercharantos henos toiu grammatevoiu akouarantos autoiu suzētarōntoiu, horarantos hoti kalōs apokrinita autoi, eperōtata …Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which …