Harmony
συμφώνησιςStrong’s G4857sumphōnēsis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Sumphōnēsis is the Greek word usually translated “harmony”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?”
Meaning
Usually translated “harmony”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- harmony 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
συμφώνησις sumphōnēsis · harmony
συμ-φώνησις, -εως, ἡ (συμφωνέω), concord, agreement: before πρός, with accusative of person(s), 2Co.6:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “harmony” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
H'ARMONY, noun
[Latin harmonia; Gr. a setting together, a closure or seam, agreement, concert, to fit or adapt, to square.]
- The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or composition of things, intended to form a connected whole; as the harmony of the universe.
- Just proportion of sound; consonance; musical concord; the accordance of two or more intervals or sounds, or that union of different sounds which pleases the ear; or a succession of such sounds, called chords.
- Concord; agreement; accordance in facts; as the harmony of the gospels.
- Concord or agreement in views, sentiments or manners, interests, etc., good correspondence; peace and friendship.
All definitions
- Natural harmony in music, consists of the harmonic triad or common chord.
- Perfect harmony implies the use of untempered concords only.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.