"to sound together, to be in unison, be in accord; trop. to agree with, accord with in purport, Acts 15:15; to harmonize with, suit with, Lk. 5:36; to agree with, make an agreement, Mt. 18:19; 20:2, 13; Acts 5:9*"
Definition and meaning
to sound together, to be in unison, be in accord; trop. to agree with, accord with in purport, Acts 15:15; to harmonize with, suit with, Lk. 5:36; to agree with, make an agreement, Mt. 18:19; 20:2, 13; Acts 5:9*
In the original Greek the word is written: συμφωνέω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of symphoneo (G4856) across the King James Bible.
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.
Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,
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Common questions
Strong's G4856 (symphoneo) is a Greek word that means: to sound together, to be in unison, be in accord; trop. to agree with, accord with in purport, Acts 15:15; to harmonize with, suit with, Lk. 5:36; to agree with, make an agreement, Mt. 18:19; 20:2, 13... It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word symphoneo (G4856) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4856 is symphoneo, a Greek word defined as: to sound together, to be in unison, be in accord; trop. to agree with, accord with in purport, Acts 15:15; to harmonize with, suit with, Lk. 5:36; to . James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
symphoneo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.