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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: 4852. σύμφημι (sumphémi) -- To bring together, to be profitable, to be expedient.</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4852.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/acts/3-24.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/4852.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> > 4852</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/4851b.htm" title="4851b">◄</a> 4852. sumphémi <a href="../greek/4853.htm" title="4853">►</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">sumphémi: To bring together, to be profitable, to be expedient.</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">συμφέρω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sumphémi<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>soom-FAY-mee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(soom'-fay-mee)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To bring together, to be profitable, to be expedient.<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I assent to, consent, confess, agree with.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From the combination of σύν (syn, "together") and φέρω (pherō, "to bring" or "to carry").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for συμφέρω, the concept of something being "profitable" or "advantageous" can be seen in Hebrew words like יָעַל (ya'al, Strong's H3276), which means to profit or benefit.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb συμφέρω (sumphémi) generally means to bring together or to be advantageous. In the New Testament, it is often used in contexts where something is deemed beneficial or expedient for a particular purpose or situation. The term implies a sense of collective benefit or advantage, often in a spiritual or moral sense.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of something being "profitable" or "expedient" was often tied to philosophical and ethical discussions about the greater good and communal well-being. The New Testament usage reflects a similar concern for what is beneficial not just for individuals, but for the community of believers and the advancement of the Gospel.<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/5346.htm">phémi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to say together, i.e. consent<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>agree (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 4852: σύμφημι</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σύμφημι</span></span> (<span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> <span class="greek2">συνφημι</span> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σύν</span></span>, II. at the end)); <span class="accented">to consent, confess</span>: <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>; followed by <span class="greek2">ὅτι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/romans/7-16.htm">Romans 7:16</a>. (Tragg., <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <p><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4852a: σύμφορος</span><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σύμφορος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σύμφορον</span> (<span class="greek2">συμφέρω</span>, which see), <span class="accented">fit, suitable, useful</span>; from (<span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Theognis</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down; 4 Macc. 5:10; a substantive, <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">σύμφορον</span>, <span class="accented">advantage, profit</span>: with a genitive of the person profited, <span class="manuref">L</span> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> in <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/7-35.htm">1 Corinthians 7:35</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/10-33.htm">1 Corinthians 10:33</a> (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, § 127, 19 n.) (plural <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">συμφορά</span>, often in secular authors (from <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span> down)).<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>consent unto. <p>From <a href="/greek/4862.htm">sun</a> and <a href="/greek/5346.htm">phemi</a>; to say jointly, i.e. Assent to -- consent unto. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4862.htm">sun</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5346.htm">phemi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>σύμφημι συμφλέγοντες συμφοράσουσιν συμφράξει συμφρυγήσονται συνεφρύγησαν συνφημι σύνφημι sumphemi sumphēmi symphemi symphēmi sýmphemi sýmphēmi<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/romans/7-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 7:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative - 1st Person Singular">V-PI-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοῦτο ποιῶ <b>σύμφημι</b> τῷ νόμῳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I do not want <span class="itali">[to do], I agree</span> with the Law, [confessing] that the Law<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not, <span class="itali">I consent</span> unto the law<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/7-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> this I practice <span class="itali">I consent</span> to the law<p><b><a href="/greek/4852.htm">Strong's Greek 4852</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4852.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/sumphe_mi_4852.htm">σύμφημι — 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/4851b.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4851b"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4851b" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4853.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4853"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4853" /></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>