"to bury with; pass. in NT to be buried with Christ symbolically, Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12*"
Definition and meaning
to bury with; pass. in NT to be buried with Christ symbolically, Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12*
In the original Greek the word is written: συνθάπτω
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
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 synthapto (G4916) across the King James Bible.
Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
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Common questions
Strong's G4916 (synthapto) is a Greek word that means: to bury with; pass. in NT to be buried with Christ symbolically, Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word synthapto (G4916) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4916 is synthapto, a Greek word defined as: to bury with; pass. in NT to be buried with Christ symbolically, Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
synthapto is a Greek word found in the New Testament.