Strong's Concordance sumphero: I collect, am profitable to Original Word: συμφέρωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sumphero Phonetic Spelling: (soom-fer'-o) Short Definition: I collect, am profitable to Definition: I bring together, collect; I am profitable to. HELPS Word-studies 4851 symphérō (from 4862 /sýn, "together with" and 5342 /phérō, "bring, carry") – properly, combine in a way that brings a profit (gain), especially by a "concurrence of circumstances" that results in benefit or advancement (M. Vincent). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4851: συμφέρωσυμφέρω; 1 aorist participle συνενέγκαντες (Acts 19:19); from (Homer (in middle)), Aeschylus, Herodotus down; to bear or bring together (Latinconfero), i. e. 1. with a reference to the object, to bring together: τί, Acts 19:19. 2. with a reference to the subject, "to bear together or at the same time; to carry with other's; to collect or contribute in order to help, hence, to help, be profitable, be expedient"; συμφέρει, it is expedient, profitable, and in the same sense with a neuter plural: with the subject πάντα, 1 Corinthians 6:12; 1 Corinthians 10:23; τί τίνι, 2 Corinthians 8:10; with an infinitive of the object (as in Greek writings), Matthew 19:10; 2 Corinthians 12:1 (where L T Tr WH have συμφέρον); with the accusative and infinitive John 18:14; συμφέρει τίνι followed by ἵνα (see ἵνα, II. 2c. (Buttmann, § 139, 45; Winer's Grammar, 337 (316))), Matthew 5:29; Matthew 18:6; John 11:50; John 16:7. τό συμφέρον, that which is profitable (Sophocles, Euripides, Xenophon, Demosthenes, others): 1 Corinthians 12:7; plural (Plato, de rep. 1, p. 341 e.), Acts 20:20; advantage, profit, Hebrews 12:10; τό ... σύμφορον τίνος (often in Greek writings) the advantage of one, one's profit, 1 Corinthians 7:35; 1 Corinthians 10:33 (in both passaagaes, L T Tr WH read σύμφορον, which see). From sun and phero (including its alternate); to bear together (contribute), i.e. (literally) to collect, or (figuratively) to conduce; especially (neuter participle as a noun) advantage -- be better for, bring together, be expedient (for), be good, (be) profit(-able for). see GREEK sun see GREEK phero Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 485117 Occurrences συμφέρει — 10 Occ. συμφέρον — 3 Occ. συμφερόντων — 1 Occ. σύμφορον — 2 Occ. συνενέγκαντες — 1 Occ. Matthew 5:29 V-PIA-3S GRK: ἀπὸ σοῦ συμφέρει γάρ σοι NAS: it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose KJV: for it is profitable for thee INT: from you it is better indeed for you Matthew 5:30 V-PIA-3S Matthew 18:6 V-PIA-3S Matthew 19:10 V-PIA-3S John 11:50 V-PIA-3S John 16:7 V-PIA-3S John 18:14 V-PIA-3S Acts 19:19 V-APA-NMP Acts 20:20 V-PPA-GNP 1 Corinthians 6:12 V-PIA-3S 1 Corinthians 7:35 Adj-ANS 1 Corinthians 10:23 V-PIA-3S 1 Corinthians 10:33 Adj-ANS 1 Corinthians 12:7 V-PPA-ANS 2 Corinthians 8:10 V-PIA-3S 2 Corinthians 12:1 V-PPA-ANS Hebrews 12:10 V-PPA-ANS |
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