συναντήσας
synantáō
met
To come face-to-face with, to encounter someone or something, deliberately or by chance. In narrative and dialogue, συναντάω often describes a meeting or coming together of people, whether planned or unexpected. Contextually, it can refer to a neutral, hostile, or positive meeting. The core meaning involves direct, in-person interaction or confrontation. In some textual contexts, it may also refer to something (often unfavorable) 'befalling' someone, i.e., an event or circumstance 'meeting' a person.
Hebrews 7:1 · Word #13
Lexicon G4876
| Lemma | συναντάω |
| Transliteration | synantáō |
| Strong's | G4876 |
| Definition | To come face-to-face with, to encounter someone or something, deliberately or by chance. In narrative and dialogue, συναντάω often describes a meeting or coming together of people, whether planned or unexpected. Contextually, it can refer to a neutral, hostile, or positive meeting. The core meaning involves direct, in-person interaction or confrontation. In some textual contexts, it may also refer to something (often unfavorable) 'befalling' someone, i.e., an event or circumstance 'meeting' a person. |
Morphology V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | met |
| Literal | having-met |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | συναντάω |
| Strong's | G4876 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4876-01
having encountered
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed action), active voice, participle mood; nominative masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active participle denotes a completed act of meeting or coming face-to-face. "Having encountered" preserves the root idea of direct interaction and reflects the nominative masculine singular participial form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
having encountered
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | 'having encountered' is an accurate participial rendering for the aorist participle form. |