To reconcile
συναλλάσσωStrong’s G9996sunallassō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Sunallassō is the Greek word usually translated “was reconciling”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?”
Meaning
Usually translated “was reconciling”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- was reconciling 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
συναλλάσσω sunallassō · to reconcile
συν-αλλάσσω, to reconcile: imperfect (conative, see M, Pr., 129), Act.7:26.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reconcile” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RECONCI'LE, verb transitive
[Latin reconcilio; re and concilio; con and calo, to call, Gr. The literal sense is to call back into union.]
- To conciliate anew; to call back into union and friendship the affections which have been alienated; to restore to friendship or favor after estrangement; as, to reconcile men or parties that have been at variance.“Go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother -” Matthew 5:24“We pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God” 2 Corinthians 5:20
- To bring to acquiescence, content or quiet submission; with to; as, to reconcile one's self to afflictions.
- To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or suitableness; followed by with or to.
- To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences or quarrels.
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.