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It involves the act of discerning or judging by placing things side by side to understand their relationship or differences. In the New Testament, it is used in contexts where understanding or interpreting spiritual truths is necessary.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the act of comparison was a common rhetorical and philosophical tool. Philosophers and teachers often used comparison to explain complex ideas by relating them to more familiar concepts. In the Jewish tradition, interpretation of the Scriptures was a revered practice, requiring discernment and wisdom to understand the deeper meanings of the texts.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4793</b> <i>sygkrínō</i> (from <a href="/greek/4862.htm">4862</a> <i>/sýn</i>, "identified with" and <a href="/greek/2919.htm">2919</a> <i>/krínō</i>, "to judge") – properly, judge <i>together</i>, i.e. <i>closely compare</i> (discriminate).</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/4793.htm">4793</a> <i>/sygkrínō</i> ("judging together") is only used three times in the NT: <i>positively</i> in 1 Cor 2:13, and twice <i>negatively</i> in 2 Cor 10:12. Positively, <a href="/greek/4793.htm">4793</a> <i>/sygkrínō</i> ("closely compare") means grasping truths <i>combinatively</i> as they are "<i>fitly joined</i>" into one entity, i.e. where each is understood <i>in terms of the other</i> (<i>WP</i>, 1 Cor 2:14).</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/4793.htm">4793</a> <i>/sygkrínō</i> ("comparative evaluating") results in "<i>unified</i> understanding" as elements in a comparison are grasped as similar or dissimilar.]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4862.htm">sun</a> and <a href="/greek/2919.htm">krinó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to combine, compare<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>combining (1), compare (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4793: συγκρίνω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">συγκρίνω</span></span> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">συνκρίνω</span> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σύν</span></span>, II. at the end)); 1 aorist infinitive <span class="greek2">συγκρῖναι</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to join together fitly, compound, combine</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Epicharm.</span> in <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, mor., p. 110 a.; <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, others): <span class="greek2">πνευματικός</span> <span class="greek2">πνευματικά</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/2-13.htm">1 Corinthians 2:13</a> (for Paul, in delivering the things disclosed to him by the Holy Spirit in speech derived not from rhetorical instruction but received from the same divine Spirit, 'combines spiritual things with spiritual', adapts the discourse to the subject; other interpretations are refuted by Meyer ad loc.; <span class="greek2">πνευματικός</span> is neuter; (but others would take it as masculine and give <span class="greek2">συγκίνειν</span> the meaning <span class="accented">to interpret</span> (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> margin <span class="accented">interpreting spiritual things to spiritual</span> men); cf. the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/40-8.htm">Genesis 40:8, 16, 22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/41-12.htm">Genesis 41:12, 15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/judges/7-15.htm">Judges 7:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-12.htm">Daniel 5:12</a>, etc.; see Heinrici in Meyer 6te Aufl.)). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> according to a use foreign to the earlier Greeks (who used <span class="greek2">παραβάλλω</span>), but frequent from the time of <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span> onward (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Passow</span>, under the word, 2; (Liddell and Scott, v. II.); <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 278f; (<span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, 23 (22))), <span class="accented">to compare</span>: <span class="greek2">ἑαυτούς</span> <span class="greek2">ἑαυτοῖς</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-12.htm">2 Corinthians 10:12</a> (Wis. 7:29 Wis. 15:18).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>compare, combine <p>From <a href="/greek/4862.htm">sun</a> and <a href="/greek/2919.htm">krino</a>; to judge of one thing in connection with another, i.e. Combine (spiritual ideas with appropriate expressions) or collate (one person with another by way of contrast or resemblance) -- compare among (with). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4862.htm">sun</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2919.htm">krino</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>συγκρίναι συγκρῖναι συγκρίνοντες συγκρίνων σύγκρισιν σύγκρισις συνέκριναν συνέκρινε συνέκρινεν συνεκρότησε συνεκροτούντο συνκριναι συνκρῖναι συνκρινοντες συνκρίνοντες sunkrinai sunkrinontes synkrinai syn'krînai synkrinontes syn'krínontes<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 2:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πνευματικοῖς πνευματικὰ <b>συνκρίνοντες</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by the Spirit, <span class="itali">combining</span> spiritual<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> teacheth; <span class="itali">comparing</span> spiritual things<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> by spiritual [means] spiritual things <span class="itali">communicating</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/10-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 10:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active">V-ANA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐνκρῖναι ἢ <b>συνκρῖναι</b> ἑαυτούς τισιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or <span class="itali">compare</span> ourselves<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ourselves <span class="itali">with</span> some<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> rank among or <span class="itali">compare with</span> ourselves some<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/10-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 10:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural">V-PPA-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μετροῦντες καὶ <b>συνκρίνοντες</b> ἑαυτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by themselves <span class="itali">and compare</span> themselves<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> themselves <span class="itali">among</span> themselves,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> measuring and <span class="itali">comparing</span> themselves with themselves<p><b><a href="/greek/4793.htm">Strong's Greek 4793</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4793.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/sunkrinai_4793.htm">συνκρῖναι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sunkrinontes_4793.htm">συνκρίνοντες — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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