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συμμερίζομαι

symmerízomai

G4829 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To share with someone, to partake together, especially to have a share in something (whether benefits, experiences, burdens) alongside others. In extended contexts, to participate jointly, to share in or to be a fellow partaker of something.

Semantic Range

to share jointly (with), to participate together, to be partaker with, to have a share in (together with others), to jointly experience

Root / Etymology

Composed from σύν ('with, together with') and μερίζω ('to divide, to apportion'). The form is a present middle/passive deponent verb, indicating joint sharing or participation with others.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Koine Greek, συμμερίζομαι is used to express mutual participation—often emotional, material, or experiential—emphasizing a sense of fellowship or solidarity in the thing shared. Though rare in extant Greek texts (primarily attested in later and ecclesiastical usage), the underlying concept implies active involvement and joint responsibility, not mere receipt. In the New Testament and related writings, it may be used in contexts of sharing sufferings, burdens, or rewards. Later translations sometimes used 'be partaker with,' but this may obscure the nuance of shared involvement or compassion present in Greek usage. The word is distinct from more general terms for 'having in common' (κοινωνέω), as it carries a stronger sense of dividing or sharing something specific together.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

middle voice from σύν and μερίζω; to share jointly, i.e. participate in:--be partaker with.

Root Family

συμμερίζομαι (symmerizomai) — to divide, to share, to apportion jointly

Root μεριζ- to divide, to share, to apportion

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G4829-01 συνμερίζονται sunmerizontai V PRS MID IND 3P PL partake they share together they share together 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G4829-01 1 Corinthians 9:13 συνμερίζονται sunmerizontai V PRS MID IND 3P PL partake they share together they share together
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