ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΝ, συμφερον
SYMPHERON, sympheron
Sounds Like: soom-FEH-ron
Translations: advantageous, profitable, useful, beneficial, expedient, what is advantageous, what is profitable, advantage, profit, benefit
From the root: ΣΥΜΦΕΡΩ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes something that is advantageous, profitable, or beneficial. As an adjective, it can modify a noun to indicate that it is useful or expedient. When used as a neuter substantive (like 'το συμφέρον'), it refers to 'that which is advantageous' or 'the advantage/benefit' itself. It is a compound word formed from 'σύν' (together with) and 'φέρω' (to bear, carry).
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G4851 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 10:351
- Book 7 — 14:362
- Book 8 — 8:216
- Book 10 — 1:8, 7:105
- Book 11 — 8:323
- Book 12 — 2:54
- Book 13 — 5:152, 6:215
- Book 14 — 9:174
- Book 15 — 2:18, 2:22, 4:101, 7:204
- Book 16 — 10:304, 11:386
Josephus' The Jewish War
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 7 — 1:5
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΥΜΦΕΡΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΥΓΚΑΤΗΝΕΓΚΕ — brought down with, carried down with, brought together, carried together, contributed, helped, was profitable, was advantageous
- ΣΥΜΑΕΡΕΙ — it is profitable, it is advantageous, it is expedient, it is fitting, it is useful
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΕΙ — it is profitable, it is expedient, it is advantageous, it is useful
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΕΙΝ — to be profitable, to be advantageous, to be useful, to be expedient, to be fitting, to be good for
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΙ — it is profitable, it is expedient, it is advantageous, it is good, it is useful, it is fitting, it is better
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟ — to be profitable, to be advantageous, to be useful, to be expedient, to be fitting, to be good for
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΜΕΝ — bringing together, gathering, collecting, contributing, being carried along, being brought together, being useful, being profitable, being advantageous
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΜΕΝΗΝ — being brought together, being profitable, being expedient, being useful, being advantageous
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΜΕΝΟΣ — being brought together, being carried along, being profitable, being advantageous, being useful
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — bringing together, being profitable, being expedient, those who are profitable, those who are expedient
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΜΕΝΩΝ — of those being brought together, of those being carried along, of those being useful, of those being profitable
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΝΤΑ — profitable, advantageous, useful, beneficial, expedient, a profitable thing, things that are profitable, things that are advantageous
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΝΤΑΣ — profitable, advantageous, useful, expedient, beneficial
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΝΤΙ — (to) advantage, (to) profit, (to) expediency, (to) benefit, (to) what is advantageous, (to) what is profitable, (to) what is expedient, (to) what is beneficial
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΝΤΟΣ — of advantage, of profit, of benefit, of what is profitable, of what is expedient, of what is advantageous, of what is beneficial
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΝΤΩΝ — of what is profitable, of what is advantageous, of what is expedient, of advantages, of benefits, of interests
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΝΤΩΣ — profitably, advantageously, expediently, suitably, appropriately
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΤΩΝ — of advantage, of profit, of benefit, of what is profitable, of what is expedient, of what is advantageous, of what is beneficial
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΥΣΑ — advantageous, profitable, useful, beneficial, expedient
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΟΥΣΑΝ — profitable, advantageous, useful, expedient, a profitable one, an advantageous one
- ΣΥΜΦΕΡΩ — to be profitable, to be expedient, to be advantageous, to be useful, to bring together, to contribute, to be good for
- ΣΥΜΦΟΡΑΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will bring together, they will collect, they will be profitable, they will be advantageous, they will be expedient, they will be useful, they will contribute, they will agree, they will consult together
- ΣΥΜΦΟΡΟΥΜΕΝΟΙΣ — being brought together, being gathered, being collected, being useful, being profitable, being advantageous
- ΣΥΜΦΟΡΟΥΣΗΣ — bringing together, collecting, gathering, contributing, profiting, benefiting, being profitable, being advantageous
- ΣΥΜΦΟΡΩΤΑΤΑ — most profitable, most advantageous, most expedient, most beneficial
- ΣΥΝΑΝΟΙΣΕΤΕ — you will carry up together, you will bring up together, you will take up together
- ΣΥΝΕΝΕΓΚΑΤΕΣ — you brought together, you collected, you contributed, you gathered, you profited, you were profitable
- ΣΥΝΕΝΕΧΘΕΝΤΩΝ — of having been brought together, of having been gathered, of having been carried together, of having been profitable, of having been expedient
- ΣΥΝΕΝΕΧΘΗΝΑΙ — to be brought together, to be carried together, to be gathered, to be collected, to be useful, to be profitable, to be advantageous, to be expedient
- ΣΥΝΕΦΕΡΕ — it was profitable, it was advantageous, it was useful, it was expedient, it was beneficial, it was fitting, it was good
- ΣΥΝΕΦΕΡΕΝ — it was profitable, it was advantageous, it was expedient, it was useful, it was good
- ΣΥΝΕΦΕΡΕΤΟ — it was profitable, it was advantageous, it was expedient, it was useful, it was brought together, it was gathered
- ΣΥΝΕΦΕΡΟΝ — they were bringing together, they were profitable, they were expedient, they were advantageous, it was profitable, it was expedient, it was advantageous
- ΣΥΝΕΦΟΡΟΥΝ — they were carrying together, they were bringing together, they were contributing, they were collecting, they were gathering
- ΣΥΝΗΝΕΓΚΕ — it brought together, it contributed, it was profitable, it was expedient, it was advantageous
- ΣΥΝΗΝΕΓΚΕΝ — brought together, contributed, benefited, was profitable, was advantageous
- ΣΥΝΗΝΕΧΘΗ — it happened, it occurred, it came to pass, it was brought together, it was advantageous, it was profitable
- ΣΥΝΦΟΡΑΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will bring together, they will collect, they will contribute, they will be profitable, they will be advantageous, they will be expedient
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