4898. sunekdémos
Strong's Lexicon
sunekdémos: Fellow traveler, companion

Original Word: συνεκδημος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: sunekdémos
Pronunciation: soon-ek'-day-mos
Phonetic Spelling: (soon-ek'-day-mos)
Definition: Fellow traveler, companion
Meaning: a fellow traveler.

Word Origin: From σύν (G4862, "with") and ἐκδημέω (G1553, "to be away from home")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "sunekdémos," the concept of companionship and shared journey can be related to terms like רֵעַ (rea, H7453), meaning "friend" or "companion."

Usage: The term "sunekdémos" refers to someone who travels together with another, a companion on a journey. In the New Testament, it is used to describe individuals who accompany others in their missionary or ministerial travels, highlighting the fellowship and shared purpose in their journey.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, travel was often perilous and challenging, making companionship on journeys highly valued for safety, support, and encouragement. The early Christian mission relied heavily on such partnerships, as the spread of the Gospel required extensive travel across the Roman Empire. Companions in travel were not only practical but also served as witnesses and co-laborers in the ministry.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from sun and a comp. of ek and démos
Definition
a fellow traveler
NASB Translation
travel (1), traveling companions (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4898: συνέκδημος

συνέκδημος, συνεκδημου, , (σύν, and ἔκδημος away from one's people), a fellow-traveller, companion in travel: Acts 19:29; 2 Corinthians 8:19. (Diodorus from book 37,5,1 and 4ed. Dindorf); Josephus, Vita14; Plutarch, Oth. 5; Palaeph. fab. 46, 4.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
companion in travel

From sun and the base of ekdemeo; a co-absentee from home, i.e. Fellow-traveller -- companion in travel, travel with.

see GREEK sun

see GREEK ekdemeo

Forms and Transliterations
συνεκδημος συνέκδημος συνεκδημους συνεκδήμους sunekdemos sunekdēmos sunekdemous sunekdēmous synekdemos synekdēmos synékdemos synékdēmos synekdemous synekdēmous synekdḗmous
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Englishman's Concordance
Acts 19:29 N-AMP
GRK: Ἀρίσταρχον Μακεδόνας συνεκδήμους Παύλου
NAS: Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia.
KJV: Paul's companions in travel, they rushed
INT: Aristarchus Macedonians fellow travelers of Paul

2 Corinthians 8:19 N-NMS
GRK: τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν συνέκδημος ἡμῶν σὺν
NAS: by the churches to travel with us in this
KJV: of the churches to travel with us with
INT: the churches fellow traveler of us with

Strong's Greek 4898
2 Occurrences


συνέκδημος — 1 Occ.
συνεκδήμους — 1 Occ.

















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