συγκομίζω
synkomízō
G4792 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To bring or gather together, to collect in company with others, or to transport or carry away collectively. Used especially of bringing together items, people, or things for a common purpose, including the collection of crops, bodies, or other objects. In broader contexts, can also mean to convey something away along with others.
Semantic Range
to bring together, to collect in company, to bear or carry away together, to transport collectively, to gather for a purpose, to bring in (as with harvest or bodies)
Root / Etymology
From the preposition σύν ('with, together with') and the verb κομίζω ('to bring, to carry, to convey, to take care of'). The compound form suggests action undertaken in concert, emphasizing the collective or accompanied nature.
Historical & Contextual Notes
συγκομίζω appears rarely in Greek literature, with most attestations in Hellenistic and later Koine Greek, including the Septuagint and the New Testament (notably Luke 7:12). Whereas κομίζω on its own means 'to bring', 'to carry', or 'to convey', the prefix σύν adds the nuance of joint or communal action, marking the activity as one carried out together or collectively. In Luke 7:12, it is used with reference to the bearing away of a dead body for burial, implying a customary collective participation in funerary processions. The term can also be attested in non-biblical Greek for bringing in harvests together or for collective transportation of goods. In some English translations, it is rendered simply 'to carry out' or 'to transport', but these may miss the collective or communal nuance inherent in the compound. Standard translations do not always reflect the aspect of togetherness or shared action implied by the prefix σύν. There are no strong theological or religious connotations to the word beyond its contexts of use.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from σύν and κομίζω; to convey together, i.e. collect or bear away in company with others:--carry.
Root Family
κομ- (komáō) — hair, grow, wear
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| G2863 | κομάω | should wear long hair |
| G2864 | κόμη | ornamental hair |
| G2865 | κομίζω | I obtained for myself |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4792-01 |
συνεκόμισαν | sunekomisan | V AOR ACT IND 3P PL |
buried | they carried away together | they buried | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4792-01 |
Acts 8:2 | συνεκόμισαν | sunekomisan | V AOR ACT IND 3P PL |
buried | they carried away together | they buried |