Lexical Definition
συγκρίνω synkrínō (soong-kree'-no) to compare G:V
from σύν and κρίνω
compare among (with).
- to judge of one thing in connection with another, i.e. combine (spiritual ideas with appropriate expressions) or collate (one person with another by way of contrast or resemblance)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| συνέκρινεν | he interpreted | LXX.Gen.41.12 • LXX.Gen.41.13 |
| interpreted | LXX.Gen.40.22 | |
| συνέκρινε | he interpreted | LXX.Gen.40.16 |
| συνέκριναν | they did | LXX.Num.15.34 |
| συγκρῖναι | to compare | 2Cor.10.12 |
| συγκρίνων | interpreting | LXX.Gen.40.8 |
| not interpreting | LXX.Gen.41.15 | |
| of interpreting | LXX.Dan.5.12 | |
| συγκρίνοντεσ | communicating | 1Cor.2.13 |
| comparing | 2Cor.10.12 | |
| συγκρίναι | interpret | LXX.Gen.41.15 |
| to interpret | LXX.Dan.5.16 |
Abbott-Smith
συν-κρίνω (Rec. συγκ-) [in LXX chiefly for פּתר ;]
1. to compound, combine: I Co 2:13, R, mg.1 (Lft., Notes, 180 f.).
2. In Arist. and later writers (Wi 7:29, al.) = παραβάλλω, to compare: I Co, l.c., R, txt. (Field, Notes, 168), II Co 10:12
3. In LXX, of dreams, to interpret (Ge 40:8, I Co, l.c., R, mg.2 (but v. reff. supr.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 40:8 |
| 1 Corinthians | 2:13 |
| 2 Corinthians | 10:12 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
συγκρίνω [ῑ],
bring into combination or aggregation, opposed to διακρίνω, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. [τὴν ὄψιν] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ συγκρινόμενα bodies which are formed by combination, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; συγκρίνεσθαι εἰς ὕδωρ, of vapour, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐξ οὗ συνεκρίθη of which it was formed, [Refs]
__2 combine, συγκρινόμενος τούτοις καὶ ὁ Ἑρμῆς [Refs]
__II compare, τι πρός τι [NT+4th c.BC+]; σ. τὰ λεγόμενα compare and examine them, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; μή με τάφῳ σύγκρινε do not measure, estimate me by my tomb, [Refs]:—passive, ὁ Ἐπικούρου βίος τοῖς τῶν ἄλλων -όμενος [Refs 4th c.BC+]:—middle, measure oneself with another, strive or contend, τινι [Refs 1st c.BC+]; a usage censured by [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III interpret, τὰ λεγόμενα [NT+2nd c.BC+]; especially σ. ἐνύπνια interpret dreams, [LXX]
__IV decree, ζημίας, ἧς ἂν ὁ στρατηγὸς συγκρίνῃ [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; decide, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; τί ποιήσωσιν [LXX+2nd c.BC+]; give judgement, with infinitive, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]:—passive, ἐπιτελέσαι καθότι συγκέκριται [Refs 1st c.BC+]; τῶν συγκεκριμένων ἀπαιτεῖν α (ἔτους) ἐκφόριον the lands for which it has been decided to demand one year's rent, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ἡ συγκριθησομένη τροφή which shall be adjudged, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; ὅσον ἂν συγκριθῇ ἱκανὸν εἶναι δίδοσθαι [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: 2Cor.10.12 ☩ 1Cor.2.13 ☩ LXX.Gen.40.8 ☩ LXX.Num.15.34