συγκρίνωsynkrínō
to judge of one thing in connection with another, i.e. combine (spiritual ideas with appropriate expressions) or collate (one person with another by way of contrast or resemblance)
Greek (New Testament) · G4793
Meanings
1. to compound, combine: 1 Corinthians 2:13, R, margin1.
2. In Arist. and later writers (Wisdom 7:29, and elsewhere) = παραβάλλω, to compare: 1 Corinthians 2:13, R, text, 2 Corinthians 10:12
3. In LXX, of dreams, to interpret (Genesis 40:8, 1 Corinthians 2:13, R, margin2 (but see references supr.).
Same root
- σύνsýn · G4862with or together (but much closer than G3326 (μετά) or G3844 (παρά)), i.e. by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.
- κρίνωkrínō · G2919by implication, to try, condemn, punish
- ἈσύγκριτοςAsýnkritos · G799incomparable; Asyncritus, a Christian
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- 1 Corinthians 2:13 When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.
- 2 Corinthians 10:12 Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.