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To accompany

συνέπομαιStrong’s G4902

sunepomai

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Sunepomai is the Greek word usually translated “was accompanied by”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.”
Acts 20:4 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “was accompanied by”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • was accompanied by 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    συνέπομαι sunepomai · to accompany

    συν-έπομαι [in LXX: 2Ma.15:2, 3Ma.5:48 R 3Ma.6:21 * ;] to follow with, accompany: with dative of person(s), Act.20:4.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “accompany” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    ACCOM'PANY, verb transitive

    [See Company.]

    1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate on a journey, walk, etc.; as a man accompanies his friend to church, or on a tour.
    2. To be with as connected; to attend; as pain accompanies disease.
    All definitions and other forms of “accompany”

      ACCOM'PANY, verb intransitive

      1. To attend; to be an associate; as to accompany with others. obsolete
      2. To cohabit.
      3. In music, to perform the accompanying part in a composition.

      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.