4819. sumbainó
Lexicon
sumbainó: To happen, to occur, to come together

Original Word: συμβαίνω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sumbainó
Pronunciation: soom-bah'-ee-no
Phonetic Spelling: (soom-bah'-ee-no)
Definition: To happen, to occur, to come together
Meaning: I happen, occur, meet.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
befall, happen unto.

From sun and the base of basis; to walk (figuratively, transpire) together, i.e. Concur (take place) -- be(-fall), happen (unto).

see GREEK sun

see GREEK basis

HELPS Word-studies

4819 symbaínō (from 4862 /sýn, "together with" and bainō, "walk") – properly, two things moving side-by-side; (figuratively) what happens together, i.e. as one closely-integrated unit.

In the NT, 4819 /symbaínō ("happen") chiefly refers to God's providence, i.e. that the Lord arranges all the physical scenes of life to work in conjunction with His eternal purpose. Indeed, the two always go together – which means "everything is happening (4819 /symbaínō) as it should" (G. Archer).

[That is, on the "boulē-level of the will of God. See 1012 /boulē ("the Lord's immutable plan for physical circumstances").]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from sun and the same as basis
Definition
to come together, i.e. (of events) to come to pass
NASB Translation
came (1), happen (1), happened (3), happening (1), taken place (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4819: συμβαίνω

συμβαίνω (ξυμβαίνω Rec.bez in 1 Peter 4:12; see Sigma, at the end); imperfect συνέβαινον; 2 aorist συνεβην, participle συμβάς; perfect συμβέβηκα; from (Aeschylus), Herodotus down;

1. to walk with the feet near together.

2. to come together, meet with one; hence,

3. of things which fall out at the same time, to happen, turn out, come to pass (so occasionally in the Sept for קָרָה and קָרָא); as very often in Greek writings (the Sept. Genesis 42:4; Genesis 44:29), συμβαινει τί τίνι, something befalls, happens to, one: Mark 10:32; Acts 20:19; 1 Corinthians 10:11; (1 Peter 4:12); 2 Peter 2:22; τό συμβεβηκός τίνι, Acts 3:10 (Susanna 26); absolutely, τά συμβεβηκότα, the things that had happened, Luke 24:14 (1 Macc. 4:26; (Josephus, contra Apion 1, 22, 17)); συνέβη followed by an accusative with an infinitive it happened (A. V. so it was) that, etc.: Acts 21:35 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 323 (303)), examples from secular authors are given by Grimm on 2 Macc. 3:2.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: From σύν (syn, "together") and βαίνω (bainō, "to go" or "to walk").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for συμβαίνω, similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words that describe occurrences or events, such as קָרָה (qarah, Strong's 7136), which means "to happen" or "to occur." This Hebrew term is used in contexts where events unfold or come to pass, often with a sense of divine orchestration.

Usage: The verb συμβαίνω is used in the New Testament to describe events or occurrences, often with the connotation of things coming together or happening as a result of certain circumstances.

Context: The Greek verb συμβαίνω appears in the New Testament to describe the occurrence of events or the coming together of circumstances. It is used in contexts where events unfold or happen, often with a sense of divine orchestration or natural consequence. The term can imply both ordinary and extraordinary events, depending on the context.

In Acts 3:10, the word is used to describe the amazement of the people when they recognized the healed beggar: "they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him." Here, συμβαίνω conveys the occurrence of a miraculous event that led to public astonishment.

The term also appears in Acts 20:19, where Paul speaks of serving the Lord with humility and tears, despite the trials that "happened" to him through the plots of the Jews. This usage underscores the unfolding of events in Paul's ministry, highlighting both the challenges and the divine purpose in his journey.

συμβαίνω is a versatile term that captures the unfolding of events, whether mundane or miraculous, and often carries an implicit understanding of divine providence or natural consequence in the biblical narrative.

Forms and Transliterations
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
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 10:32 V-PNA
GRK: μέλλοντα αὐτῷ συμβαίνειν
NAS: them what was going to happen to Him,
KJV: what things should happen unto him,
INT: were about to him to happen

Luke 24:14 V-RPA-GNP
GRK: πάντων τῶν συμβεβηκότων τούτων
NAS: these things which had taken place.
KJV: all these things which had happened.
INT: all which had taken place these things

Acts 3:10 V-RPA-DNS
GRK: ἐπὶ τῷ συμβεβηκότι αὐτῷ
NAS: and amazement at what had happened to him.
KJV: at that which had happened unto him.
INT: at that which had happened to him

Acts 20:19 V-APA-GMP
GRK: πειρασμῶν τῶν συμβάντων μοι ἐν
NAS: and with trials which came upon me through
KJV: temptations, which befell me by
INT: temptations having happened to me through

Acts 21:35 V-AIA-3S
GRK: τοὺς ἀναβαθμούς συνέβη βαστάζεσθαι αὐτὸν
KJV: the stairs, so it was, that he was borne
INT: the stairs it happened was carried he

1 Corinthians 10:11 V-IIA-3S
GRK: δὲ τυπικῶς συνέβαινεν ἐκείνοις ἐγράφη
NAS: these things happened to them as an example,
KJV: these things happened unto them
INT: moreover [as] types happened to them were written

1 Peter 4:12 V-PPA-GNS
GRK: ξένου ὑμῖν συμβαίνοντος
NAS: some strange thing were happening to you;
KJV: though some strange thing happened unto you:
INT: a strange thing to you [is] happening

2 Peter 2:22 V-RIA-3S
GRK: συμβέβηκεν αὐτοῖς τὸ
NAS: It has happened to them according to the TRUE
KJV: But it is happened unto them
INT: has happened to them the [word]

Strong's Greek 4819
8 Occurrences


συμβαίνειν — 1 Occ.
συμβαίνοντος — 1 Occ.
συμβάντων — 1 Occ.
συμβέβηκεν — 1 Occ.
συμβεβηκότι — 1 Occ.
συμβεβηκότων — 1 Occ.
συνέβαινεν — 1 Occ.
συνέβη — 1 Occ.















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