to join with
sumbibazo describes being joined into cohesion, and in active clauses bringing an understanding or person forward.
The most visible use describes people or a body being joined and held in cohesion; the active forms also occur in clauses about reaching or establishing an understanding and about putting a person forward before a crowd.
Senses in use
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Joining into a united whole · dominant
The passive participle describes the whole body in Colossians 2:19 and Ephesians 4:16, where the APB renders it as being “held together” and “joined and held together.” In Colossians 2:2, the aorist passive participle occurs with hearts being joined together in love.
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Bringing an understanding to a conclusion · common
Active forms occur where a conclusion, proof, or instruction is in view: Acts 16:10 reports concluding from a vision that God had called the speakers, and Acts 9:22 describes Saul proving his claim before the Jews. In 1 Corinthians 2:16, the future active form appears in the question of who may instruct the Lord.
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Putting someone forward publicly · rare
In Acts 19:33, the aorist active form occurs when some from the crowd put Alexander forward, after which he motions with his hand and wishes to defend himself before the people.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the passive body-and-hearts clauses with “joined,” “held together,” and “joined together,” while the active contexts are rendered through “concluding,” “proving,” “instruct,” and “put forward.” Because the APB is a translation and read at the verse level, these renderings show the clauses’ presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.