- συνεργός
- συνεργός, όν (Pind., Thu. et al.; ins, pap; 2 Macc 8:7; Mel., P. 54, 396 [ἡ τοῦ θανάτου συνεργός, in ref. to ἁμαρτία]) pert. to working together with, helping, as subst. and always so in our lit. helper, fellow-worker (Philo; Jos., Bell. 2, 102, Ant. 7, 346; Orig., C. Cels. 5, 58, 17; Polyb. 31, 24, 10). Paul refers to those who helped him in spreading the gospel as his fellow-workers (subjective gen.) Ro 16:3, 9, 21; Phil 2:25; 4:3; 1 Th 3:2 v.l.; Phlm 1; 24. Instead of the gen. there may be an indication of the field in which the cooperation took place εἰς in (Alex. Aphr., An. Mant. p. 167, 9 Br.) συνεργοὶ εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ co-workers in the Kingdom of God Col 4:11. εἰς ὑμᾶς συνεργός fellow-worker among you 2 Cor 8:23. συνεργὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ God’s helper in the gospel 1 Th 3:2. συνεργοί ἐσμεν τῆς χαρᾶς ὑμῶν we are working with you to bring you joy 2 Cor 1:24 (on the gen. cp. X., Cyr. 2, 4, 10; 3, 3, 10 συνεργοὺς τοῦ κοινοῦ ἀγαθοῦ). W. the dat. of that which is assisted (Eur., Thu. et al.) ἵνα συνεργοὶ γινώμεθα τῇ ἀληθείᾳ that we may prove to be helpers of the truth 3J 8 (ς. γίνεσθαί τινι as UPZ 146, 3 [II B.C.]). In θεοῦ ἐσμεν συνεργοί 1 Cor 3:9 the συν-refers either to communion w. God we are fellow-workers with God or to the community of teachers at Corinth we are fellow-laborers in the service of God (so VFurnish, JBL 80, ’61, 364–70).—New Docs 3, 154; DELG s.v. ἔργον. M-M. EDNT. TW.
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