συναναμίγνυμι (G4874) — Greek Lexicon

συναναμίγνυμι

synanamígnymi

G4874 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To mix together with others; to associate or interact closely with others. In a figurative sense, to engage socially or maintain regular association with a group or individuals. The primary sense is to intermingle or blend with others, either physically or socially. In extended use, it can mean to have close communication, association, or involvement with others.

Semantic Range

to mix together, to associate closely, to have close contact with, to keep company with, to intermingle socially

Root / Etymology

From the preposition σύν ('with, together with'), the preverb ἀνά (here intensifying), and the verb μίγνυμι ('to mix'). The compound structure emphasizes the action of mixing or associating together with others.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Attested in Hellenistic and Koine Greek, particularly in social or communal contexts. In the Septuagint and New Testament, συνανάμίγνυμι primarily appears in admonitory or prohibitive contexts, referring to close association or intimate mingling with certain groups—often those considered outsiders or practitioners of behaviors seen as unsuitable or threatening to communal identity (e.g., 1 Corinthians 5:9,11; 2 Thessalonians 3:14; LXX Judges 14:10). The verb conveys a sense stronger than casual contact: it implies habitual or deliberate association, not mere incidental meeting or contact. In classical texts, related forms of μίγνυμι emphasized both physical mixing and social intermingling; the compound here is characteristically used for social boundaries and the avoidance or pursuit of association. English translations such as 'to keep company with,' 'associate with,' or 'mingle with' capture much of the sense but may lack the emphasis on the closeness or regularity of association. There is no strong religious or ethnic implication inherent to the word itself, though context may inflect its meaning in those ways.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from σύν and a compound of ἀνά and μίγνυμι; to mix up together, i.e. (figurative) associate with:--(have, keep) company (with).

Root Family

συναναμίγνυμι (synanamignymi) — to mix, to mingle, to associate closely

Root μιγνυμι to mix, to mingle

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`G4874-01`	συναναμίγνυσθαι	sunanamignusthai	`V PRS MID INF`	to associate with	to mingle oneself with	to mingle oneself with	3

Occurrences in Scripture

3 occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`G4874-01`	1 Corinthians 5:9	συναναμίγνυσθαι	sunanamignusthai	`V PRS MID INF`	to associate with	to mingle oneself with	to associate with
`G4874-01`	1 Corinthians 5:11	συναναμίγνυσθαι	sunanamignusthai	`V PRS MID INF`	to associate with	to mingle oneself with	to mingle oneself with
`G4874-01`	2 Thessalonians 3:14	συναναμίγνυσθαι	sunanamignusthai	`V PRS MID INF`	associate with	to mingle oneself with	to mingle oneself with

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