symbibazō · prove, join together

What it means

symbibazō (συμβιβάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “prove, join together”.

Bring together, join; also instruct; prove by bringing reasons together, conclude.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Join, hold together the parts of a body.
2. To put reasons or proofs together until reaching a conclusion.
3. To explain to someone what he must know or do.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• knit together ×2
• concluding ×1
• he will instruct ×1
• held together ×1
• instructed ×1
• proving ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×3
• 1 Corinthians×1
• Ephesians×1
• Colossians×2

• Acts 9:22

  But Saul was being strengthened all the more, and was confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this man is the Messiah.

• Acts 16:10

  And when he saw the vision, at once we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

• Acts 19:33

  And some from the crowd instructed Alexander, as the Jews pushed him forward; and Alexander, motioning with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the people.

• 1 Corinthians 2:16

  For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct him? But we have the mind of the Messiah.

• Ephesians 4:16

  from whom the whole body, joined together and held together by every joint of supply, according to the working in the measure of each part, makes the growth of the body for its own building up in love.

• Colossians 2:2

  so that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, for the knowledge of the mystery of God, the Messiah,

• Colossians 2:19

  and not holding fast to the Head, from whom the whole body, supplied and knit together through its joints and ligaments, grows with the growth of God.