συμφέρω; 1 aorist participle συνενέγκαντες (Act_19:19); from (Homer (in middle)), Aeschylus, Herodotus down; to bear or bring together (Latinconfero), i. e. 1. with a reference to the object, to bring together: τί, Act_19:19. 2. with a reference to the subject, "to bear together or at the same time; to carry with other's; to collect or contribute in order to help, hence, to help, be profitable, be expedient"; συμφέρει, it is expedient, profitable, and in the same sense with a neuter plural: with the subject πάντα, 1Co_6:12; 1Co_10:23; τί τίνι, 2Co_8:10; with an infinitive of the object (as in Greek writings), Mat_19:10; 2Co_12:1 (where L T Tr WH have συμφέρον); with the accusative and infinitive Joh_18:14; συμφέρει τίνι followed by ἵνα (see ἵνα, II. 2c. (Buttmann, § 139, 45; Winer's Grammar, 337 (316))), Mat_5:29; Mat_18:6; Joh_11:50; Joh_16:7. τό συμφέρον, that which is profitable (Sophocles, Euripides, Xenophon, Demosthenes, others): 1Co_12:7; plural (Plato, de rep. 1, p. 341 e.), Act_20:20; advantage, profit, Heb_12:10; τό ... σύμφορον τίνος (often in Greek writings) the advantage of one, one's profit, 1Co_7:35; 1Co_10:33 (in both passaagaes, L T Tr WH read σύμφορον, which see).

συμφέρω sympherō 15x to bring together, collect, Act_19:19 ; absol. be for the benefit of any one, be profitable, advantageous, expedient, 1Co_6:12 ; to suit best, be appropriate, 2Co_8:10 ; good, benefit, profit, advantage, Act_20:20 ; 1Co_7:35 ; it is profitable, advantageous, expedient, Mat_5:29-30 ; Mat_19:10 (be) beneficial. σύμφορος symphoros 2x profitable, expedient, 1Co_7:35 ; 1Co_10:33

συμ -φέρω , [in LXX : Jer_33:14 ( H2896 ), Pro_19:10 ( H5000 ), Sir_30:19 , al. ;] 1. trans . to bring together: c . acc rei , Act_19:19 . 2. Intrans ., and mostly impers ., συμφέρει , it is expedient, profitable or an advantage: 1Co_6:12 ; 1Co_10:23 , 2Co_8:10 ; c . inf . ( M , Pr., 210), Mat_19:10 , Joh_18:14 ; c . dat ., seq . ἵνα (Bl., § 69, 5), Mat_5:29-30 ; Mat_18:6 , Joh_11:50 ; Joh_16:7 . Ptcp ., ςυμφέρων , profitable: 1Co_12:7 ; pl ., Act_20:20 ; (οὐ σ . sc . ἐστιν ; = οὐ συμφέρει ; cf. Thuc ., iii, 44, 2), 2Co_12:1 ; as subst ., τὸ σ ., profit, Heb_12:10 .† ** σύμ -φορος , -ον ( < συμφέρω ), [in LXX : 2Ma_4:5 * ;] profitable, useful, expedient. As subst ., τὸ σ . (in cl . usually pl ., τὰ σ .), advantage, profit: c . gen . pers ., 1Co_7:35 ; 1Co_10:33 .†

συμφέρω / σύμφορος [page 598] συμφέρω From its trans, use bring together, as in Act_19:19 , συμφέρω passes into the intrans. sense come together, as e.g. of marriage union in P Oxy III. 496 .10 (A.D. 127) σ ]υνφερομένων δ᾽ αὐτῶν εἴη μὲν ὑγεία , when they come together, may they enjoy health, and so ib. 497 .11 (early /A.D.). The impers. συμφέρει , it is expedient, is specially common, e.g. P Fay 112 .17 (A.D. 99) συνφέρι γὰρ . . . . αὐτὸν [σ ]καφῆναι , for it is an advantage that it should be dug, P Oxy III. 471 .44 (speech of an advocate ii/A.D.) συνφέ [ρει τοί ]νυν τοὔλαττο [ν μόν ]ον ὁμολογεῖν , it is best to acknowledge only the lesser fault (Edd.), P Ryl II. 244 .11 (iii/A.D.) οὐ συμφέρει ἀγοράσαι , it is inexpedient to buy, P Oxy I. 121 .21 (iii/A.D.) οὕτως ποίησον , καὶ συνφέρει , and ib. IX. 1220 .19 (iii/A.D.) τοῦτο συμφέρι εἵνα . (for constr. cf. Mat_5:29 ; Proleg . p. 210) μὴ ἀπόληται ἀ̣μ̣ελίᾳ , this will be of use to prevent their perishing of neglect (Ed.). For the participle, as in Act_20:20 , Heb_12:10 , cf. PSI IV. 440 .15 (iii/B.C.) πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον αὐτῶι , and P Amh II. 33 .25 ( c. B.C. 157) τούτου γὰρ γενομένου οὐθὲν τῶν ὑμῖν συμφερόντων διαπεσεῖται , for if this is done, your interests will not suffer damage (Edd.). σύμφορος For τὸ σύμφορον used as a subst. = profit, advantage, as in 1Co_7:35 ; 1Co_10:33 , cf. P Oxy XIV. 1676 .25 (iii/A.D.) τὸ σύνφορόν σοι ποίει , do what suits you (Edd.). For συμφορά see P Oxy VIII. 1121 .15 (A.D. 295) ὡς ἐμοῦ περὶ τὴν συμφορὰν οὔσης , while I was occupied with my trouble (Ed.), and Bacchyl. XIII. 3 f. συμφορὰ δ᾽ ἐσθλόν τ᾽ ἀμαλδύνει βαρύτλατος μολοῦσα , fortune can crush worth, if she comes fraught with suffering (Jebb).

συμφέρω fut. συνοίσω aor1 συνήνεγκα ionic -ήνεικα aor2 -ήνεγκον perf. -ενήνοχα Act., "to bring together, gather, collect", Hdt. , Thuc. , etc. "to contribute", Aesch. , Eur. "to bring into conflict", Aesch. "to bear along with or together", Xen. :—of sufferings and labours, "to bear jointly, help to bear", Soph. , Eur. : "to bear with, excuse", Aesch. intr. "to confer a benefit, be useful or profitable", Hdt. , attic impers. "it is of use, is profitable, expedient", c. inf., Aesch. , etc. part. συμφέρων, ουσα, ον, "useful, expedient, fitting", Soph. , etc.:—in neut. as Subst., συμφέρον, οντος, τό, "use, profit, advantage, expediency", Lat. utile, id=Soph. , Thuc. , etc.:—also in pl., τὰ συμφέροντα Soph. , etc.; also in aor. part., τό τῳ ξυνενεγκόν Thuc. intr., also, "to work with, agree with, assist", τινί Soph. , Eur. , etc.: — "to bear with, give way", τινί Soph. "to fit, suit", τινί Ar. , Xen. of events, "to happen, take place, turn out", c. inf., Hdt. Pass. συμφέρομαι, fut. συνοίσομαι: aor1 -ηνέχθην, ionic -είχθην: perf. -ενήνεγμαι:— "to come together, to meet in battle, engage", Lat. congredi, Il. , Thuc. : simply, "to meet", Plat. "to come to terms, be of one mind or to agree with", τινι Hdt. : —absol. "to agree together, be of one mind, concur, come to terms", id=Hdt. , Soph. , etc. c. dat. rei, "to adapt oneself to, acquiesce in", Plat. ;—also, συμφέρεται ὡυτὸς εἶναι "is found to be" one and the same, Hdt. ; οὐ συμφέρεται περί τινος "does not agree with" their story, id=Hdt. of events, "to happen, turn out, occur, come to pass", id=Hdt. , Ar. , etc. impers. "it happens, falls out", Hdt.

συμ-φέρω [in LXX: Jer.33:14 (טוֹב), Pro.19:10 (נָאוֶה), Sir.30:19, al. ;] __1. trans. to bring together: with accusative of thing(s), Act.19:19. __2. Intrans., and mostly impers., συμφέρει, it is expedient, profitable or an advantage: 1Co.6:12 10:23, 2Co.8:10; with inf. (M, Pr., 210), Mat.19:10, Jhn.18:14; with dative, before ἵνα (Bl., § 69, 5), Mat.5:29-30 18:6, Jhn.11:50 16:7. Ptcp., ςυμφέρων, profitable: 1Co.12:7; pl., Act.20:20; (οὐ σ. sc. ἐστιν; = οὐ συμφέρει; cf. Thuc., iii, 44, 2), 2Co.12:1; as subst., τὸ σ., profit, Heb.12:10.† (AS)