"to meet or fall in with; join, in NT to get to, approach, Lk. 8:19*"
Definition and meaning
to meet or fall in with; join, in NT to get to, approach, Lk. 8:19*
In the original Greek the word is written: συντυγχάνω
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 syntynchano (G4940) across the King James Bible.
Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
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Common questions
Strong's G4940 (syntynchano) is a Greek word that means: to meet or fall in with; join, in NT to get to, approach, Lk. 8:19* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word syntynchano (G4940) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4940 is syntynchano, a Greek word defined as: to meet or fall in with; join, in NT to get to, approach, Lk. 8:19*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
syntynchano is a Greek word found in the New Testament.