Greek word · G4895

σύνειμι

syneimi

be with

To be with, be in company with, accompany. (A different verb with the same spelling means "come together", but here it is the verb of "being".)

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

σύν-ειμι

(εἰμί to be), [in LXX: Jeremiah 3:20 (רֵעַ), al. ;]

to be with: Luke 9:18 (WH, mg., συνήντησαν), Acts 22:11.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Luke 9:18

Range of meaning

To be with, be in company with, accompany. (A different verb with the same spelling means "come together", but here it is the verb of "being".)

Against the English

"Were with him" (KJV, BSB, YLT) is literal. WEB's "were near him" softens it, possibly to resolve the tension with "alone".

Used elsewhere in the period

Rare in the New Testament (here and Acts 22:11, "those who were with me"). Common in ordinary Greek for companions and associates.

Similar words

Where it appears

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 9:18 συνῆσαν were with

    One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”

    Here: "Were with him." The imperfect tense describes a situation: the disciples were in his company while he prayed apart from the public.

Acts · 1

  1. Acts 22:11 συνόντων being with

    Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.

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