"to meet with, fall in with, encounter, Lk. 9:37; 22:10; Acts 10:25; Heb. 7:1, 10; to occur, happen to, befall, Acts 20:22*"
Definition and meaning
to meet with, fall in with, encounter, Lk. 9:37; 22:10; Acts 10:25; Heb. 7:1, 10; to occur, happen to, befall, Acts 20:22*
In the original Greek the word is written: συναντάω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 synantao (G4876) across the King James Bible.
And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
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Common questions
Strong's G4876 (synantao) is a Greek word that means: to meet with, fall in with, encounter, Lk. 9:37; 22:10; Acts 10:25; Heb. 7:1, 10; to occur, happen to, befall, Acts 20:22* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word synantao (G4876) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4876 is synantao, a Greek word defined as: to meet with, fall in with, encounter, Lk. 9:37; 22:10; Acts 10:25; Heb. 7:1, 10; to occur, happen to, befall, Acts 20:22*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
synantao is a Greek word found in the New Testament.