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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4819. συμβαίνω (sumbainó) -- To happen, to occur, to come together</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4819.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ephesians/5-27.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4819.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4819</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4818.htm" title="4818">◄</a> 4819. sumbainó <a href="../greek/4820.htm" title="4820">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sumbainó: To happen, to occur, to come together</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">συμβαίνω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sumbainó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>soom-bah'-ee-no<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(soom-bah'-ee-no)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To happen, to occur, to come together<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I happen, occur, meet.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the combination of σύν (syn, "with") and βαίνω (baino, "to go" or "to walk")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "sumbainó," the concept of events happening or being orchestrated by God can be seen in Hebrew words like קָרָה (qarah, "to happen" or "to meet") and עָשָׂה (asah, "to do" or "to make").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "sumbainó" primarily means "to happen" or "to occur." It conveys the idea of events or circumstances coming together or taking place. In the New Testament, it is often used to describe occurrences or incidents, particularly those that are significant or noteworthy.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of events "happening" or "coming together" was often seen in the context of fate or divine orchestration. The use of "sumbainó" in the New Testament reflects a worldview where God is sovereign over the unfolding of events, aligning with the Jewish understanding of history as guided by divine providence.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4819</b> <i>symbaínō</i> (from <a href="/greek/4862.htm">4862</a> <i>/sýn</i>, "together <i>with</i>" and <i>bainō</i>, "walk") – properly, two things <i>moving</i> side-by-side; (figuratively) what <i>happens together</i>, i.e. as one closely-integrated unit. </p><p class="discovery">In the NT, <a href="/greek/4819.htm">4819</a> <i>/symbaínō</i> ("happen") chiefly refers to <i>God's providence</i>, i.e. that the Lord arranges all the physical scenes of life to work in conjunction with His <i>eternal purpose</i>. Indeed, the two <i>always go together</i> – which means "everything <i>is happening</i> (<a href="/greek/4819.htm">4819</a> <i>/symbaínō</i>) as it should" (G. Archer).</p><p class="discovery">[That is, on the "<i>boulē</i>-level of the will of God. <a href="/greek/1012.htm">See 1012</a> <i>/boulē</i> ("the Lord's immutable plan for <i>physical circumstances</i>").]</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 the same as <a href="/greek/939.htm">basis</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to come together, i.e. (of events) to come to pass<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>came (1), happen (1), happened (3), happening (1), taken place (1).<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 4819: συμβαίνω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">συμβαίνω</span></span> (<span class="greek2">ξυμβαίνω</span> <span class="manuref">Rec.<span class="lexsuper">bez</span></span> in <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12</a>; see Sigma, at the end); imperfect <span class="greek2">συνέβαινον</span>; 2 aorist <span class="greek2">συνεβην</span>, participle <span class="greek2">συμβάς</span>; perfect <span class="greek2">συμβέβηκα</span>; from (<span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to walk with the feet near together</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to come together, meet</span> with one; hence, <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> of things which fall out at the same time, <span class="accented">to happen, turn out, come to pass</span> (so occasionally in the Sept for <span class="hebrew">קָרָה</span> and <span class="hebrew">קָרָא</span>); as very often in Greek writings (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/42-4.htm">Genesis 42:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/44-29.htm">Genesis 44:29</a>), <span class="greek2">συμβαινει</span> <span class="greek2">τί</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, <span class="accented">something befalls, happens to, one</span>: <a href="/interlinear/mark/10-32.htm">Mark 10:32</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/20-19.htm">Acts 20:19</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12</a>); <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-22.htm">2 Peter 2:22</a>; <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">συμβεβηκός</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/3-10.htm">Acts 3:10</a> (Susanna 26); absolutely, <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">συμβεβηκότα</span>, the things that had happened, <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-14.htm">Luke 24:14</a> (1 Macc. 4:26; (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, contra Apion 1, 22, 17)); <span class="greek2">συνέβη</span> followed by an accusative with an infinitive <span class="accented">it happened</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">so it was</span>) <span class="accented">that,</span> etc.: <a href="/interlinear/acts/21-35.htm">Acts 21:35</a> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 323 (303)), examples from secular authors are given by Grimm on 2 Macc. 3:2.<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>befall, happen unto. <p>From <a href="/greek/4862.htm">sun</a> and the base of <a href="/greek/939.htm">basis</a>; to walk (figuratively, transpire) together, i.e. Concur (take place) -- be(-fall), happen (unto). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4862.htm">sun</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/939.htm">basis</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>συμβαινειν συμβαίνειν συμβαινοντος συμβαίνοντος συμβάντα συμβαντων συμβάντων συμβέβηκε συμβέβηκέ συμβεβηκεν συμβέβηκεν συμβεβηκόσιν συμβεβηκότα συμβεβήκοτα συμβεβηκοτι συμβεβηκότι συμβεβηκοτων συμβεβηκότων συμβή συμβήναι συμβήσεται συνεβαινεν συνέβαινεν συνέβαινον συνεβη συνέβη sumbainein sumbainontos sumbanton sumbantōn sumbebeken sumbebēken sumbebekoti sumbebēkoti sumbebekoton sumbebēkotōn sunebainen sunebe sunebē symbainein symbaínein symbainontos symbaínontos symbanton symbantōn symbánton symbántōn symbebeken symbebēken symbébeken symbébēken symbebekoti symbebekóti symbebēkoti symbebēkóti symbebekoton symbebekóton symbebēkotōn symbebēkótōn synebainen synébainen synebe synebē synébe synébē<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/mark/10-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 10:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Infinitive Active">V-PNA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μέλλοντα αὐτῷ <b>συμβαίνειν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> them what was going <span class="itali">to happen</span> to Him,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> what things should <span class="itali">happen</span> unto him,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> were about to him <span class="itali">to happen</span><p><b><a href="/text/luke/24-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 24:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural">V-RPA-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πάντων τῶν <b>συμβεβηκότων</b> τούτων </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> these things <span class="itali">which had taken place.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all these things <span class="itali">which had happened.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all which <span class="itali">had taken place</span> these things<p><b><a href="/text/acts/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 3:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Neuter Singular">V-RPA-DNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τῷ <b>συμβεβηκότι</b> αὐτῷ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and amazement <span class="itali">at what had happened</span> to him.<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> at <span class="itali">that which had happened</span> unto him.<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> at that which <span class="itali">had happened</span> to him<p><b><a href="/text/acts/20-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 20:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural">V-APA-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πειρασμῶν τῶν <b>συμβάντων</b> μοι ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and with trials <span class="itali">which came</span> upon me through<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> temptations, which <span class="itali">befell</span> me by<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/20-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> temptations <span class="itali">having happened</span> to me through<p><b><a href="/text/acts/21-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 21:35</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-AIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοὺς ἀναβαθμούς <b>συνέβη</b> βαστάζεσθαι αὐτὸν</span><br><a href="/kjvs/acts/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the stairs, <span class="itali">so it was,</span> that he was borne<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/21-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the stairs <span class="itali">it happened</span> was carried he<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/10-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 10:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ τυπικῶς <b>συνέβαινεν</b> ἐκείνοις ἐγράφη</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> these things <span class="itali">happened</span> to them as an example,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> these things <span class="itali">happened</span> unto them<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/10-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover [as] types <span class="itali">happened</span> to them were written<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 4:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular">V-PPA-GNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ξένου ὑμῖν <b>συμβαίνοντος</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> some strange thing <span class="itali">were happening</span> to you;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> though some strange thing <span class="itali">happened</span> unto you:<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a strange thing to you <span class="itali">[is] happening</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-RIA-3S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>συμβέβηκεν</b> αὐτοῖς τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">It has happened</span> to them according to the TRUE<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> But <span class="itali">it is happened</span> unto them<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">has happened</span> to them the [word]<p><b><a href="/greek/4819.htm">Strong's Greek 4819</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4819.htm">8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/sumbainein_4819.htm">συμβαίνειν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sumbainontos_4819.htm">συμβαίνοντος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sumbanto_n_4819.htm">συμβάντων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sumbebe_ken_4819.htm">συμβέβηκεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sumbebe_koti_4819.htm">συμβεβηκότι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sumbebe_koto_n_4819.htm">συμβεβηκότων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sunebainen_4819.htm">συνέβαινεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sunebe__4819.htm">συνέβη — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4818.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4818"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4818" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4820.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4820"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4820" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>