Strong G4939σύντροφος
brought up with
- Transliteration
- suntrophos
- Pronunciation
- soon'-trof-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
σύν-τροφος, -ου, ὁ
(συντρέφομαι, to be brought up together) [in LXX: 3Ki.12:24, 1Ma.1:6 R, 2Ma.9:29 *;]
1. prop., one nourished or brought up with, a foster-brother: Act.13:1 EV.
2. In Hellenistic usage, as a court term, an intimate friend of a king (see Deiss., BS, 305, 310 f.): Act.13:1 (cf. also MM, xxiv).†
(AS)
(συντρέφομαι, to be brought up together) [in LXX: 3Ki.12:24, 1Ma.1:6 R, 2Ma.9:29 *;]
1. prop., one nourished or brought up with, a foster-brother: Act.13:1 EV.
2. In Hellenistic usage, as a court term, an intimate friend of a king (see Deiss., BS, 305, 310 f.): Act.13:1 (cf. also MM, xxiv).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4939 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bring1
First verses
- Acts 13:1Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
Occurrences by book
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Detailed Greek dictionary
σύντροφ-ος, ον,
brought up together with, τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.99; ὦ Κύπριδι.. καὶ Χάρισι.. ξύντροφε Διαλλαγή 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 989 (Lyric poetry))]; also with genitive, foster-brother, οἱ μόθακες σ. Λακεδαιμονίων [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Phylarchus Historicus 43 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]; σ. τοῦ βασιλέως Σελεύκου, etc., [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“OGI” 247.2 (Delos, 2nd c.BC), +others, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.9.4, 32.15.10)]; and in Comedy texts phrase, τηγάνων σ. μειρακύλλια [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 75.2)]; frequently of domestic animals, σ. τοῖσι ἀνθρώποισι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.65)]; τοῖς θηρίοις πόθος τῶν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.3.4; ἔστι [λέων] πρὸς τὰ σ. καὶ συνήθη σφόδρα φιλοπαίγμων 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 629b11)]; κυνίδιον σ. [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aemilius Paulus” 10; ὄρνις 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Lex.” 6: _absolutely_, τὸ σ. γένος)] bred up with me, says Ajax of the Athenians, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 861)]; of like habits with oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 949c:—frequently in Inscrr. and Papyrus, “SIG” 798.6(Cyzicus, 1st c.AD), etc.)]; Ζωτίκῳ συντρόφῳ his foster-brother, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 3109 (from Teos), compare 3142.3 (from Smyrna), 3268 ([prev. passage]), “BGU” 1058.50 (1st c.BC))]; compare συντρόφη:—τὸ σ., ={συντροφία}[Refs 4th c.BC+ (1.1, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1161b34.)]
2 generally, living with, τοῖς φονεῦσι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1190)]; ξ. ὄμμα the eye or presence of a companion, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ph.” 171 (Lyric poetry))]; used to a thing, σ. ὤν (i.e. ἀνάγκαις) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1119 (Lyric poetry); γυμνασίῳ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.130c)]; φιλοσοφίᾳ, πενίᾳ, κολακείᾳ, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 12, 15: with _genitive_, σ. τῆς τόλμης 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.74.9)]; ἁρμονίης, μέθας, [Refs (“Anthologia Graeca” 7.26,423 (both Antip. Sid.).)]
3 of things, habitual, νόσημα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 7; ἢν μὴ ἐκ παιδίου σύντροφος ᾖ [ἡ νοῦσος] [prev. author] “Morb.Sacr.” 10; οὐκέτι συντρόφοις ὀργαῖς ἔμπεδος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 639 (Lyric poetry))]; τὰ ξ. everyday evils, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.50)]; τὸ τῆς πάλαι ποτὲ φύσεως σ. the congenital property of nature, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 273b)]; πῦρ τὸ σ. innate heat, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ τέχνης” 12)]; σ. τινί natural to, χυμῷ [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Off.” 11; φάρμακον σ. ἐπιτέγξει [prev. author] “Fract.” 29; ἡ σ. τισὶ φιλοπρωτία 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.158 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus)]; τὸ ἐναντιώτατον [πρόσωπον] οὐδὲ σ. ἡμῖν ὑπάρχον the opposite face (that of the dying patient) not being familiar to us, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).25)]; τῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη αἰεὶ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.102: with _genitive_, κτύπος φωτὸς σύντροφος)] his habitual cry, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 203 (Lyric poetry), compare σύντροπος.)] adverb, -φως ἔχειν with dative, to be suitable, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 32.)]
II active, joint-herd, fellow-herdsman, τῆς ἀγέλης [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 267e.)]
II.2 τοῖς ὕδασι σ. τῶν ἀναβλαστανόντων assisting in nourishing.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 845d.)]
brought up together with, τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.99; ὦ Κύπριδι.. καὶ Χάρισι.. ξύντροφε Διαλλαγή 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 989 (Lyric poetry))]; also with genitive, foster-brother, οἱ μόθακες σ. Λακεδαιμονίων [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Phylarchus Historicus 43 1st c.AD: Josephus Historicus)]; σ. τοῦ βασιλέως Σελεύκου, etc., [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“OGI” 247.2 (Delos, 2nd c.BC), +others, 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 5.9.4, 32.15.10)]; and in Comedy texts phrase, τηγάνων σ. μειρακύλλια [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 75.2)]; frequently of domestic animals, σ. τοῖσι ἀνθρώποισι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.65)]; τοῖς θηρίοις πόθος τῶν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Memorabilia” 2.3.4; ἔστι [λέων] πρὸς τὰ σ. καὶ συνήθη σφόδρα φιλοπαίγμων 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 629b11)]; κυνίδιον σ. [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aemilius Paulus” 10; ὄρνις 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Lex.” 6: _absolutely_, τὸ σ. γένος)] bred up with me, says Ajax of the Athenians, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 861)]; of like habits with oneself, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 949c:—frequently in Inscrr. and Papyrus, “SIG” 798.6(Cyzicus, 1st c.AD), etc.)]; Ζωτίκῳ συντρόφῳ his foster-brother, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“CIG” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” “Corpus Inscriptionum Graecarum” 3109 (from Teos), compare 3142.3 (from Smyrna), 3268 ([prev. passage]), “BGU” 1058.50 (1st c.BC))]; compare συντρόφη:—τὸ σ., ={συντροφία}[Refs 4th c.BC+ (1.1, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1161b34.)]
2 generally, living with, τοῖς φονεῦσι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 1190)]; ξ. ὄμμα the eye or presence of a companion, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ph.” 171 (Lyric poetry))]; used to a thing, σ. ὤν (i.e. ἀνάγκαις) [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1119 (Lyric poetry); γυμνασίῳ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.130c)]; φιλοσοφίᾳ, πενίᾳ, κολακείᾳ, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Nigr.” 12, 15: with _genitive_, σ. τῆς τόλμης 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.74.9)]; ἁρμονίης, μέθας, [Refs (“Anthologia Graeca” 7.26,423 (both Antip. Sid.).)]
3 of things, habitual, νόσημα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “Aër.” 7; ἢν μὴ ἐκ παιδίου σύντροφος ᾖ [ἡ νοῦσος] [prev. author] “Morb.Sacr.” 10; οὐκέτι συντρόφοις ὀργαῖς ἔμπεδος 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 639 (Lyric poetry))]; τὰ ξ. everyday evils, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.50)]; τὸ τῆς πάλαι ποτὲ φύσεως σ. the congenital property of nature, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 273b)]; πῦρ τὸ σ. innate heat, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ τέχνης” 12)]; σ. τινί natural to, χυμῷ [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Off.” 11; φάρμακον σ. ἐπιτέγξει [prev. author] “Fract.” 29; ἡ σ. τισὶ φιλοπρωτία 1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Rh.” 2.158 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus)]; τὸ ἐναντιώτατον [πρόσωπον] οὐδὲ σ. ἡμῖν ὑπάρχον the opposite face (that of the dying patient) not being familiar to us, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 18(2).25)]; τῇ Ἑλλάδι πενίη αἰεὶ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.102: with _genitive_, κτύπος φωτὸς σύντροφος)] his habitual cry, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 203 (Lyric poetry), compare σύντροπος.)] adverb, -φως ἔχειν with dative, to be suitable, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἀγμῶν” 32.)]
II active, joint-herd, fellow-herdsman, τῆς ἀγέλης [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 267e.)]
II.2 τοῖς ὕδασι σ. τῶν ἀναβλαστανόντων assisting in nourishing.. , [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 845d.)]