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Strong's G4851 · Greek

συμφέρω

sumphero · soom-fer'-o

from 4862 and 5342 (including its alternate); to bear together (contribute), i.e. (literally) to collect, or (figuratively) to conduce; especially (neuter participle as a noun) advantage


Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

συμ-φέρω (G4851)

15 συμ-φέρω [in LXX: Je 33 (26):14 ( טוֹב ), Pr 19:10 ( נָאוֶה ), Si 30:19 , al. ;] trans. to bring together : c. acc. rei, Ac 19:19 . Intrans., and mostly impers., συμφέρει , it is expedient, profitable or an advantage : I Co 6:12 10:23 , II Co 8:10 ; c. inf. (M, Pr. , 210), Mt 19:10 , Jo 18:14 ; c. dat., seq. ἵνα (Bl., § 69, 5), Mt 5:29, 30 18:6 , Jo 11:50 16:7 . Ptcp., ςυμφέρων , profitable : I Co 12:7 ; pl., Ac 20:20 ; ( οὐ σ. sc. ἐστιν ; = οὐ συμφέρει ; cf. Thuc., iii, 44, 2), II Co 12:1 ; as subst., τὸ σ. , profit , He 12:10 .†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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