"to live with; to continue in life with someone, 2 Cor. 7:3; to coexist in life with another, Rom. 6:8; 2 Tim. 2:11*"
Definition and meaning
to live with; to continue in life with someone, 2 Cor. 7:3; to coexist in life with another, Rom. 6:8; 2 Tim. 2:11*
In the original Greek the word is written: συζάω
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 syzao (G4800) across the King James Bible.
Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him:
I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.
It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
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Common questions
Strong's G4800 (syzao) is a Greek word that means: to live with; to continue in life with someone, 2 Cor. 7:3; to coexist in life with another, Rom. 6:8; 2 Tim. 2:11* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word syzao (G4800) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4800 is syzao, a Greek word defined as: to live with; to continue in life with someone, 2 Cor. 7:3; to coexist in life with another, Rom. 6:8; 2 Tim. 2:11*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
syzao is a Greek word found in the New Testament.