Bible word study

Symphero (Strong’s G4851): Meaning in the Bible

Symphero (συμφέρω) is the Greek word numbered G4851 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as to bear together (contribute), i.e. (literally) to collect, or (figuratively) to conduce; especially (neuter participle as a noun) advantage. In the King James Bible it is translated be better for, bring together, be expedient (for), be good, (be) profit(-able for)..

• Original wordσυμφέρω
• Transliterationsymphérō
• Pronunciationsoom-fer'-o
• Strong’s numberG4851
• LanguageGreek

The full Strong’s definition

Derivation. from G4862 and G5342 (including its alternate);

How the King James Bible translates it

Where Symphero appears in the Bible

In the King James Bible’s text tagged with Strong’s numbers, Symphero (G4851) stands behind 22 English renderings in 17 verses across 6 of the 66 books. It is most frequent in 1 Corinthians (7), Matthew (5), John (3).

How the King James Bible renders Symphero, by count

• expedient5 of 22 (23 percent)
• profit3 of 22 (14 percent)
• are2 of 22 (9 percent)
• is2 of 22 (9 percent)
• it is profitable2 of 22 (9 percent)
• good1 of 22 (5 percent)

Three places to read Symphero

• Matthew 5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
• John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
• 1 Corinthians 10:23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

Counts are made at build time from the King James text tagged with Strong’s numbers (eBible.org, public domain). Verses are read from the stored King James text, never typed.

Why the word matters

Every word the biblical writers chose carries weight. Studying Symphero in the original Greek lets you read the passages where it appears more carefully, closer to what the first hearers understood, so the meaning is drawn from the text itself rather than from the English alone.

The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.

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