Strong's Lexicon
G4852 — σύμφημι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4852 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σύμφημι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4862 and G5346 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | sumphemi |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | soom'-fay-mee |
| Meaning: | 1. to say jointly, i.e. assent to |
| KJV Renderings: | consent unto |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σύμφημι (T WH συνφημι (cf. σύν, II. at the end)); to consent, confess: τίνι; followed by ὅτι, Rom 7:16. (Tragg., Xenophon, Plato.)
STRONGS NT 4852a: σύμφοροςσύμφορος, σύμφορον (συμφέρω, which see), fit, suitable, useful; from (Hesiod, Theognis), Herodotus down; 4Ma 5:10; a substantive, τό σύμφορον, advantage, profit: with a genitive of the person profited, L T Tr WH in 1Co 7:35; 1Co 10:33 (cf. Buttmann, § 127, 19 n.) (plural τό συμφορά, often in secular authors (from Sophocles down)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σύμφημι (consent unto)
Romans 7:16
- KJV: If then I do that which I would not I consent unto the law that good
- GK: ει δε ο ου θέλω τούτο ποιώ σύμφημι τω νόμω ότι καλός