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Strong's G4851 συμφέρω (symphero)

Symphero means “be better for” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4851 — mash in the Hebrew Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number G4851
Language Greek
Linked Usages 28
Books 15

Strong's G4851 Quick Answer

Strong's G4851 συμφέρω (sumphero) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. sumphero (soom-fer'-o) v. 1. to bring together (contribute) 2. (literally) to collect It has 28 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include together. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
sumphero (soom-fer'-o) v. 1. to bring together (contribute) 2. (literally) to collect
Usage
28 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
together

Meaning and Definition

sumphero (soom-fer'-o) v. 1. to bring together (contribute) 2. (literally) to collect 3. (figuratively) to contribute to 4. (especially, neuter participle as a noun) to bestow an advantage [from G4862 and G5342 (including its alternate)] KJV: be better for, bring together, be expedient (for), be good, (be) profit(-able for) Root(s): G4862, G5342

Original Word
συμφέρω
Transliteration
sumphero
Derivation
Root: φέρω R1: 4862 R2: 5342
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4851. 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)

be profitable

Usage: συμ-φέρω [in LXX: Jer.33:14 (טוֹב), Pro.19:10 (נָאוֶה), Sir.30:19, al. ;] __1. trans. to bring together: with accusative of thing(s), Act.19:19. __2. Intrans., and mostly impers., συμφέρει, it is expedient, profitable or an advantage: 1Co.6:12 10:23, 2Co.8:10; with inf. (M, Pr., 210), Mat.19:10, Jhn.18:14; with dative, before ἵνα (Bl., § 69, 5), Mat.5:29-30 18:6, Jhn.11:50 16:7. Ptcp., ςυμφέρων, profitable: 1Co.12:7; pl., Act.20:20; (οὐ σ. sc. ἐστιν; = οὐ συμφέρει; cf. Thuc., iii, 44, 2), 2Co.12:1;

as subst., τὸ σ., profit, Heb.12:10.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4851 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render sumphero, 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.

together Acts 19:19

How Strong's G4851 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 17 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 G4851 (συμφέρω) appears 11 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4851 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 G4851 in the New Testament

17 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 5:29 KJV

And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Matthew 5:30 KJV

And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.

Matthew 18:6 KJV

But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Strong's G4851 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

5 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 23:7 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt not speak peaceably or profitably to them all thy days forever.

Esther 3:8 Septuagint / Brenton

And he spoke to King Artaxerxes, saying, There is a nation scattered among the nations in all thy kingdom, and their laws differ from those of all the other nations; and they disobey the laws of the king; and it is not expedient for the king to let them alone.

Proverbs 19:10 Septuagint / Brenton

Delight does not suit a fool, Nor is it seemly if a servant should begin to rule with haughtiness.

Strong's G4851 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

6 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

2 Maccabees 11:15 Septuagint / Brenton

Then Maccabeus consented to all that Lysias desired, being careful of the common good; and whatsoever Maccabeus wrote unto Lysias concerning the Jews, the king granted it.

3 Maccabees 6:24 Septuagint / Brenton

Ye have governed badly; and have exceeded tyrants in cruelty; and me your benefactor ye have labored to deprive at once of my dominion and my life, by secretly devising measures injurious to the kingdom.

4 Maccabees 5:11 Septuagint / Brenton

Will you not awake from your trifling philosophy? and give up the folly of your notions; and, regaining understanding worthy of your age, search into the truth of an expedient course?

Usage Excerpts

First 28 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4851.

Deuteronomy 23:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt not speak peaceably or profitably to them all thy days forever.
Esther 3:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he spoke to King Artaxerxes, saying, There is a nation scattered among the nations in all thy kingdom, and their laws differ from those of all the other nations; and they disobey the laws of the king; and it is not expedient for the king to let them alone.
Proverbs 19:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Delight does not suit a fool, Nor is it seemly if a servant should begin to rule with haughtiness.
Proverbs 31:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
She reaches forth her arms to needful works, And applies her hands to the spindle.
Jeremiah 33:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold, I am in your hands; do to me as is expedient, and as it is best for you.
Matthew 5:29 New Testament, KJV
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Matthew 5:30 New Testament, KJV
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Matthew 18:6 New Testament, KJV
But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
Matthew 19:10 New Testament, KJV
His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry.
John 11:50 New Testament, KJV
Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
John 16:7 New Testament, KJV
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
John 18:14 New Testament, KJV
Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
Acts 19:19 New Testament, KJV
Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Acts 20:20 New Testament, KJV
And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house,
1 Corinthians 6:12 New Testament, KJV
All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
1 Corinthians 7:35 New Testament, KJV
And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
1 Corinthians 10:23 New Testament, KJV
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
1 Corinthians 10:33 New Testament, KJV
Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
1 Corinthians 12:7 New Testament, KJV
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
2 Corinthians 8:10 New Testament, KJV
And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
2 Corinthians 12:1 New Testament, KJV
It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
Hebrews 12:10 New Testament, KJV
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
2 Maccabees 11:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Maccabeus consented to all that Lysias desired, being careful of the common good; and whatsoever Maccabeus wrote unto Lysias concerning the Jews, the king granted it.
3 Maccabees 6:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Ye have governed badly; and have exceeded tyrants in cruelty; and me your benefactor ye have labored to deprive at once of my dominion and my life, by secretly devising measures injurious to the kingdom.
4 Maccabees 5:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Will you not awake from your trifling philosophy? and give up the folly of your notions; and, regaining understanding worthy of your age, search into the truth of an expedient course?
Wisdom of Sirach 30:19 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For neither can it eat nor smell: So is he that is persecuted of the Lord.
Wisdom of Sirach 37:28 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For all things are not profitable for all men, Neither hath every soul pleasure in everything.
Baruch 4:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Give not thine honor to another, nor the things that are profitable unto thee to a strange nation.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4851, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 23:7
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 3:8
Proverbs 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 19:10 Proverbs 31:19
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 33:14
Matthew 4 usages, New Testament
Matthew 5:29 Matthew 5:30 Matthew 18:6 Matthew 19:10
John 3 usages, New Testament
John 11:50 John 16:7 John 18:14
Acts 2 usages, New Testament
Acts 19:19 Acts 20:20
1 Corinthians 5 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 6:12 1 Corinthians 7:35 1 Corinthians 10:23 1 Corinthians 10:33 1 Corinthians 12:7
2 Corinthians 2 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 8:10 2 Corinthians 12:1
Hebrews 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 12:10
2 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 11:15
3 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 6:24
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 5:11
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 30:19 Wisdom of Sirach 37:28
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 4:3

Strong's G4851 FAQ

What does symphero (συμφέρω) mean?

Symphero (Strong's G4851) is a Greek word most simply glossed "be better for". sumphero (soom-fer'-o) v. 1. to bring together (contribute) 2. (literally) to collect

How many times is symphero (συμφέρω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 28 linked usages for Strong's G4851 across 15 books.

Where can I study symphero (συμφέρω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4851 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate symphero (συμφέρω)?

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

Does Strong's G4851 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 5 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 6 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4851, with linked reader references where each row is available.