4839. sumparamenó

Lexical Summary

sumparamenó: To remain with, to continue with

Original Word: συμπαραμένω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sumparamenó
Pronunciation: soom-par-am-EN-o
Phonetic Spelling: (soom-par-am-en'-o)
KJV: continue with
Word Origin: [from G4862 (σύν - along) and G3887 (παραμένω - abides)]

1. to remain in company, i.e. still live

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

continue with.

From sun and parameno; to remain in company, i.e. Still live -- continue with.

see GREEK sun

see GREEK parameno

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
variant reading for paramenó, q.v.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4839: συμπαραμένω

συμπαραμένω: future ἀυμπαραμένω; "to abide together with (Hippocrates, Thucydides, Dionysius Halicarnassus, others); to continue to live together": τίνι, with one, Philippians 1:25 (Rec.; others, παραμένω, which see) (Psalm 71:5 ().

Topical Lexicon

Semantics and Scope

Symparamenō brings together three ideas—union (syn), proximity (para), and endurance (menō). The term therefore pictures an intentional, continuing presence that is shared rather than solitary. Though the verb itself is absent from the Greek New Testament, its constituent idea of “abiding together” saturates Scripture through the much-used μένω and its cognates.

Hellenistic Background

In Classical and Hellenistic literature the verb describes soldiers remaining side by side in formation, friends standing by one another in trial, and household members living under the same roof. The term thus carried connotations of loyalty, protection, and mutual participation. When the Septuagint translators wished to express Yahweh’s covenant faithfulness they more commonly chose ἐμμένω or παραμένω, yet the semantic field is the same: steadfast presence.

Connection to New Testament Vocabulary

1. Abiding with Christ – John 15:4: “Remain in Me, and I will remain in you.” The reciprocal “remain” mirrors the double-sided staying implied in symparamenō.
2. Pastoral Companionship – Acts 18:3 records Paul “staying with them” (ἔμεινεν παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς) in Corinth; the text illustrates apostolic ministry conducted through shared life.
3. Endurance in Fellowship – Hebrews 10:24-25 calls believers not to forsake assembling but to “encourage one another,” echoing the solidarity inherent in the compound verb.

Theological Motifs

• Covenant Presence: From Genesis 28:15 to Matthew 28:20, the Lord pledges, “I am with you.” Symparamenō captures the relational depth of this promise—God is not a distant observer but One who dwells alongside His people.
• Incarnation and Indwelling: “The Word became flesh and tabernacled among us” (John 1:14); “the Spirit of truth … will be in you” (John 14:17). Christ’s bodily nearness and the Spirit’s interior presence together fulfill the shared abiding envisioned by the term.
• Mutual Perseverance of the Saints: Philippians 1:27 urges believers to “stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man.” Perseverance is not merely individual grit but corporate constancy.

Historical Witness of the Early Church

The Didache exhorts itinerant teachers to remain only if they live as true brothers, echoing the loyalty encoded in symparamenō. Ignatius, writing to the Magnesians, rejoices that they “remain in inseparable unity with Jesus Christ,” linking ecclesial cohesion to shared abiding in the Lord.

Pastoral and Missional Implications

• Shepherding calls for presence. Elders are to “be among” the flock (1 Peter 5:2), not supervising from a distance.
• Hospitality demonstrates the gospel. The household that keeps missionaries “for a time” (3 John 6) enacts symparamenō in practice.
• Discipleship thrives in shared life. Paul tells Timothy, “You have fully known my teaching, conduct, purpose” (2 Timothy 3:10), showing that truth is transmitted through proximity as well as proclamation.

Devotional Reflection

Believers are invited to rest in the One who will never leave nor forsake them (Hebrews 13:5) and, in turn, to embody that same steadfast presence toward one another. Where Christ’s people remain together in love and truth, the church becomes a living demonstration of the abiding God.

Forms and Transliterations

συμπαραμενεί συμπαραμενώ

Englishman's Concordance

σύμμορφον — 1 Occ.
συμμόρφους — 1 Occ.
συμμορφιζόμενος — 1 Occ.
συμπαθῆσαι — 1 Occ.
συνεπαθήσατε — 1 Occ.
συμπαθεῖς — 1 Occ.
συμπαραγενόμενοι — 1 Occ.
συμπαρακληθῆναι — 1 Occ.
συμπαραλαβεῖν — 1 Occ.
συμπαραλαβὼν — 1 Occ.
συμπαραλαμβάνειν — 1 Occ.
συμπαρόντες — 1 Occ.
συμπάσχει — 1 Occ.
συμπάσχομεν — 1 Occ.
συνεπέμψαμεν — 2 Occ.
συμπεριλαβὼν — 1 Occ.
συνεπίομεν — 1 Occ.
συμπληροῦσθαι — 2 Occ.
συνεπληροῦντο — 1 Occ.
συμπνίγει — 1 Occ.