Strong G4909συνευδοκέω

to agree to

Transliteration
suneudokeō
Pronunciation
soon-yoo-dok-eh'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G4862 and G2106; to think well of in common that is assent to feel gratified with: - allow assent be pleased have pleasure.

Detailed definition

συν-ευ-δοκέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: 1Ma.1:57, 1Ma.4:28 א1, 2Ma.11:24 2Mac 11:35 *;]
to join in approving, consent, agree to or with: absol., Act.22:20; with dative of person(s), Rom.1:32; with dative of thing(s), Luk.11:48, Act.8:1; with inf., 1Co.7:12-13 (chiefly in late writers).†
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In the Bible

Strong G4909 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • please2
  • unto2
  • allow1
  • pleasure1

First verses

  1. Luke 11:48
    Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
  2. Acts 8:1
    And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
  3. Acts 22:20
    And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
  4. Romans 1:32
    Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:12
    But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
  6. 1 Corinthians 7:13
    And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
συνευδοκ-έω,
join in approving, give one's consent, [NT+4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demades Orator 17, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 7.1.3, “SIG” 712.46 (Crete, 2nd c.BC, _Doric dialect_ -ιόντων), “PGrenf.” 2.26.25 (2nd c.BC), 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 4.24, NT.Act.22.20, etc.)]; συνευδοκέοντος τοῦ δεῖνα, in forms of sale, [Refs (“GDI” 1532a4, 1555a5 (Delph.), etc.)]
2 with dative of things, consent or agree to a thing, [LXX+1st c.BC+ (LXX.1Mac.1.57, “POxy.” 1644.27 (1st c.BC), “BGU” 1731.12 (1st c.BC), NT.Luke.11.48, etc.)]
3 with dative person, agree or sympathize with.., [NT (NT.Rom.1.32.)]
II passive, aorist συνευδοκήθην in signification 1.3, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 18.49; so ὅκκα [τὰ μέρεα].. συνευδοκῆται ἀλλάλοις Theages Philosophus cited in 5th c.AD: Stobaeus, Joannes 3.1.117.)]