4877. sunantésis
Strong's Lexicon
sunantésis: Meeting, Encounter

Original Word: συνάντησις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: sunantésis
Pronunciation: soon-an'-tay-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (soon-an'-tay-sis)
Definition: Meeting, Encounter
Meaning: a meeting with.

Word Origin: From the Greek verb συναντάω (sunantaō), meaning "to meet with" or "to encounter."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "sunantésis," the concept of meeting or encountering is present in Hebrew words like קָרָא (qarah, Strong's H7122), which means "to meet" or "to encounter."

Usage: The term "sunantésis" refers to a meeting or encounter, often implying a significant or purposeful interaction. In the New Testament, it is used to describe a coming together or meeting, often with a sense of divine or providential appointment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, meetings or encounters were often seen as significant events, whether they were planned or happened by chance. Such meetings could involve social, political, or religious implications. In the context of the early Christian church, meetings were crucial for the spread of the Gospel and the establishment of Christian communities.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
late or variant reading for hupantésis, q.v.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4877: συνάντησις

συνάντησις, συναντησεως, , a meeting with (Euripides, Ion 535; Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 4, 66): εἰς συνάντησιν τίνι, to meet one (Buttmann, § 146, 3), Matthew 8:34 R G (for לִקְרַאת, Genesis 14:17; Genesis 30:16; Exodus 4:27; Exodus 18:7).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
meet.

From sunantao; a meeting with -- meet.

see GREEK sunantao

Forms and Transliterations
συναντήσει συνάντησιν συνάντησίν
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