companion
sunekdemos denotes a person identified as accompanying others, whether in a shared mission or alongside Paul.
The two attestations describe persons as accompanying others: one is appointed alongside a ministry of grace, and two are identified alongside Paul amid the theatre disturbance.
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Accompanying associate · dominant
In 2 Corinthians 8:19, the nominative singular form identifies a man appointed by the assemblies in connection with the administration of grace; the APB renders him as "our companion." In Acts 19:29, the accusative plural form occurs of Gaius and Aristarchus as those seized in the theatre; the APB renders them "Macedonian companions of Paul."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "companion" in 2 Corinthians 8:19 and "companions of Paul" in Acts 19:29. These renderings confirm the verses' portrayal of accompanying persons rather than establish finer distinctions.