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GreekG4862Preposition

σύν

sun

126Occurrences
G4862Strong's #
PrepositionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

with or together (but much closer than G3326 (μετά) or G3844 (παρά)), i.e. by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.

a primary preposition denoting union;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
prep. with dative, expressing association, fellowship and inclusion. It gradually gave way to μετά, with genitive, and is therefore comparatively infrequent in NT, being rare in, and elsewhere (exx. ) only in Lk (Gosp. and Ac) and Paul. With, together with: of companionship and association, εἶναι σύν τινι, of partisanship; οἱ σύν τινι, of attendants, companions or colleagues, of assistance, ἡ χάρις θεοῦ σὺν ἐμοί; of two or more things together, almost = καί,; σὺν Χριστῷ ζῆν; besides (FlJ, LXX), σὺν πᾶσι τούτοις. In composition: with (συνχαίρω), together (συνωδίνω), altogether (συντελέω)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Preposition

Morphology Code

G:PREP

Full Description

Greek Preposition

Occurrences

σύν appears 126 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
49
Luke
25
1 Corinthians
7
Colossians
7
2 Corinthians
6
Mark
6
Galatians
4
Matthew
4

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:2BSB

To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

Acts 14:5BSB

But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,

Acts 25:23BSB

The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.

Galatians 1:2BSB

and all the brothers with me,To the churches of Galatia:

Luke 5:9BSB

For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,

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