Strong's Lexicon sustoicheó: To correspond to, to be in line with, to be in agreement with Original Word: συστοιχέω Word Origin: From σύν (syn, "together with") and στοιχέω (stoicheó, "to align or to march in order") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for συστοιχέω, the concept of alignment or correspondence can be seen in Hebrew words like יָשַׁר (yashar, "to be straight" or "to be right") and עָמַד (amad, "to stand" or "to be in position"). Usage: The verb συστοιχέω is used to describe the act of corresponding or aligning with something else. In a biblical context, it is often used metaphorically to indicate a spiritual or theological alignment or correspondence between two entities or concepts. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of alignment or correspondence was significant in various fields, including philosophy, astronomy, and military formations. The idea of things being in order or in harmony was valued, and this concept is reflected in the use of συστοιχέω in biblical texts to convey spiritual truths. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom sun and stoicheó Definition to stand in the same rank, fig. correspond to NASB Translation corresponds (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4960: συστοιχέωσυστοιχέω (T WH συνστοιχέω (cf. σύν, II. at the end)), συστοίχω; (see στοιχέω); to stand or march in the same row (file) with: so once properly, of soldiers, Polybius 10, 21, 7; hence, to stand over against, be parallel with; tropically, to answer to, resemble: τίνι, so once of a type in the O. T. which answers to the antitype in the New, Galatians 4:25 (cf. Lightfoot at the passage). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance to correspond toFrom sun and stoicheo; to file together (as soldiers in ranks), i.e. (figuratively) to correspond to -- answer to. see GREEK sun see GREEK stoicheo Forms and Transliterations συνστοιχει συνστοιχεῖ συστοιχεί συστοιχεῖ sustoichei systoichei systoicheîLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |