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συλλογίζομαι

syllogízomai

G4817 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To reason or deliberate together; to reflect or consider jointly, often involving personal reflection or discussion with oneself or others. The verb denotes the act of combining ideas or weighing factors, sometimes in a dialogic or internal deliberative process, and may include reaching conclusions through logical inference or stepwise reasoning.

Semantic Range

to deliberate, to reason together, to reflect, to consider inwardly, to discuss among a group, to conclude through reasoning

Root / Etymology

From the preposition σύν (with, together) and the verb λογίζομαι (to reckon, consider, count, calculate), thus literally 'to reason together' or 'to consider jointly.' The compound form emphasizes joint deliberation or reasoning, whether internally or with others.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, συλλογίζομαι generally referred to reasoning together or jointly discussing matters, often as a group activity. By the Hellenistic and Koine periods, the term could also indicate internal deliberation—a person reasoning with themselves—as attested in the New Testament (e.g., Mark 2:6, 8; Luke 3:15). In these passages, it describes inner dialogue and consideration, akin to 'wondering' or 'pondering' a matter, not always formal syllogistic logic. While the English term 'reason,' as used in most translations, captures the core meaning, it does not always reflect the joint or dialogic sense that can be present in the Greek, particularly when the reasoning involves more than one person. The term is related to the noun συλλογισμός (syllogismos), which later developed philosophical meaning related to syllogistic reasoning, but such technical philosophical nuance is generally absent in biblical contexts. συλλογίζομαι occurs in the LXX and New Testament almost exclusively in reflective or deliberative contexts, rather than formal argumentation.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from σύν and λογίζομαι; to reckon together (with oneself), i.e. deliberate:--reason with.

Root Family

λογ- (dialogismós) — to speak, to reason, to account

Root λογ- to reckon, to consider, to reason
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G1261 διαλογισμός reasonings
G1677 ἐλλογέω credit to your account
G2127 εὐλογέω to speak well of
G249 ἄλογος irrational ones
G3048 λογία organized communal contributions

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G4817-01 συνελογίσαντο sunelogisanto V AOR MID IND 3P PL reasoned they deliberated among themselves they deliberated among themselves 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G4817-01 Luke 20:5 συνελογίσαντο sunelogisanto V AOR MID IND 3P PL reasoned they deliberated among themselves they deliberated among themselves
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