συνομορέω
synomoréō
G4927 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To be contiguous with, to share a common boundary, to adjoin spatially. The core meaning is to border together with another area, person, or object, especially in a geographic sense. In contextual use, may refer to adjoining property, neighboring territories, or directly adjacent dwellings or lands.
Semantic Range
to adjoin, to be contiguous with, to share a common boundary, to abut, to be adjacent, to have a common border
Root / Etymology
From the prefix σύν (with, together) and a derivative formed from the compound of the base of 3674 (ὁμός, 'same' or 'together with') and the base of ὅριον ('boundary, border'), yielding the notion of sharing a border or adjoining. The word is a rare compound, built to express the idea of being alongside or sharing a limit with.
Historical & Contextual Notes
συνομορέω occurs only rarely and is not widely attested outside later Koine or Byzantine Greek. Its construction is semantically transparent, combining elements for 'together' and 'border/boundary.' The word appears in property, territorial, and legal contexts, often in Greek technical or documentary papyri when describing neighboring plots or contiguous dwellings. The sense is concrete rather than metaphorical: to share a spatial border, not used for more abstract adjacency. Standard English translations as 'join hard' or 'adjoin' accurately convey the primary sense, but do not always reflect the technical usage in documentary sources. The term does not have theological force and is not used in prominent literary Classical Greek texts. It is set apart from simpler forms like ὁριάζω ('to bound') or παροικέω ('to live alongside, be a neighbor') by its focus specifically on the sharing of a border, not merely proximity or residence.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from σύν and a derivative of a compound of the base of 3674 and the base of ὅριον; to border together, i.e. adjoin:--join hard.
Root Family
συνομορέω (synomoreō) — to border, to bound, to be adjacent to, to share a common boundary
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4927-01 |
συνομοροῦσα | sunomorousa | V PRS ACT PTCP NOM F SG |
adjoining | bordering | adjoining | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G4927-01 |
Acts 18:7 | συνομοροῦσα | sunomorousa | V PRS ACT PTCP NOM F SG |
adjoining | bordering | adjoining |