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Strong's G4820 συμβάλλω (symballo)

Symballo means “combine” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4820 — mirmah (“fraud”) in the Hebrew Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number G4820
Language Greek
Linked Usages 15
Books 9

Strong's G4820 Quick Answer

Strong's G4820 συμβάλλω (sumballo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. sumballo (soom-bal'-lo) v. 1. to combine 2. (in speaking) to converse, consult, dispute It has 15 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include consulteth. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
sumballo (soom-bal'-lo) v. 1. to combine 2. (in speaking) to converse, consult, dispute
Usage
15 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
consulteth

Meaning and Definition

sumballo (soom-bal'-lo) v. 1. to combine 2. (in speaking) to converse, consult, dispute 3. (mentally) to consider 4. (by implication) to aid 5. (personally) to join, attack [from G4862 and G906] KJV: confer, encounter, help, make, meet with, ponder Root(s): G4862, G906

Original Word
συμβάλλω
Transliteration
sumballo
Derivation
Root: βάλλω R1: 4862 R2: 906
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4820. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to ponder/confer

Usage: συν-βάλλω (Rec. συμ-), [in LXX: 2Ch.25:19 (גָּרָה hith.), Isa.46:6 (זוּל), Jer.43:3 (סוּת hi.), Wis.5:8, al. ;] to throw together, hence, __(a) of speech (before λόγους, Eur., al.), to discuss, confer (sc. λόγους): with dative of person(s), Luk.11:53, WH, mg., Act.17:18; before πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Act.4:15; __(b) to reflect, consider, ponder: ἐν τ. καρδίᾳ, Luk.2:19; __(with) to meet with, fall in with: Act.20:14; in hostile sense, εἰς πόλεμον, with dative (εἰς μάχην, Polyb.), Luk.14:31;

__(d) mid., to contribute (Polyb., al.; cf. MM, xxiv): Act.18:27.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4820 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render sumballo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

consulteth Luke 14:31

How Strong's G4820 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is New Testament with 6 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4820 (συμβάλλω) appears 9 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4820 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4820 in the New Testament

6 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 2:19 KJV

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

Luke 14:31 KJV

Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Acts 4:15 KJV

But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

Strong's G4820 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

3 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

2 Chronicles 25:19 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou hast said, Behold, I have smitten Edom, and thy stout heart exalts thee: now stay at home; for why dost thou implicate thyself in mischief, that thou shouldest fall, and Judah with thee?

Isaiah 46:6 Septuagint / Brenton

They that furnish gold out of a purse, and silver by weight, will weigh it in a scale, and they hire a goldsmith and make idols, and bow down, and worship them.

Jeremiah 50:3 Septuagint / Brenton

but Baruch the son of Neriah sets thee against us, that thou mayest deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, to kill us, and that we should be carried away captives to Babylon.

Strong's G4820 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 4:34 Septuagint / Brenton

So they joined battle; and there were slain of the host of Lysias about five thousand men, even before them were they slain.

2 Maccabees 8:23 Septuagint / Brenton

Also he appointed Eleazar to read the holy book: and when he had given them this watchword, The help of God: himself leading the first band, he joined battle with Nicanor.

2 Maccabees 14:17 Septuagint / Brenton

Now Simon, Judas’ brother, had joined battle with Nicanor, but was somewhat discomfited through the sudden silence of his enemies.

Usage Excerpts

First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4820.

2 Chronicles 25:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast said, Behold, I have smitten Edom, and thy stout heart exalts thee: now stay at home; for why dost thou implicate thyself in mischief, that thou shouldest fall, and Judah with thee?
Isaiah 46:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They that furnish gold out of a purse, and silver by weight, will weigh it in a scale, and they hire a goldsmith and make idols, and bow down, and worship them.
Jeremiah 50:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
but Baruch the son of Neriah sets thee against us, that thou mayest deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, to kill us, and that we should be carried away captives to Babylon.
Luke 2:19 New Testament, KJV
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
Luke 14:31 New Testament, KJV
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Acts 4:15 New Testament, KJV
But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
Acts 17:18 New Testament, KJV
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Acts 18:27 New Testament, KJV
And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
Acts 20:14 New Testament, KJV
And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
1 Maccabees 4:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So they joined battle; and there were slain of the host of Lysias about five thousand men, even before them were they slain.
2 Maccabees 8:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Also he appointed Eleazar to read the holy book: and when he had given them this watchword, The help of God: himself leading the first band, he joined battle with Nicanor.
2 Maccabees 14:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now Simon, Judas’ brother, had joined battle with Nicanor, but was somewhat discomfited through the sudden silence of his enemies.
Wisdom of Solomon 5:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
What hath pride profited us? Or what good hath riches with our vaunting brought us?
Wisdom of Sirach 22:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A slothful man is compared to a filthy stone, And everyone will hiss him out to his disgrace.
Wisdom of Sirach 22:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: Every man that takes it up will shake his hand.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4820, grouped by book.

2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 25:19
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 46:6
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 50:3
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 2:19 Luke 14:31
Acts 4 usages, New Testament
Acts 4:15 Acts 17:18 Acts 18:27 Acts 20:14
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 4:34
2 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 8:23 2 Maccabees 14:17
Wisdom of Solomon 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 5:8
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 22:1 Wisdom of Sirach 22:2

Strong's G4820 FAQ

What does symballo (συμβάλλω) mean?

Symballo (Strong's G4820) is a Greek word most simply glossed "combine". sumballo (soom-bal'-lo) v. 1. to combine 2. (in speaking) to converse, consult, dispute

How many times is symballo (συμβάλλω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's G4820 across 9 books.

Where can I study symballo (συμβάλλω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4820 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate symballo (συμβάλλω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as consulteth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4820 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4820, with linked reader references where each row is available.