συνανα-μείγνῡμι G4874
to associate with, mix together with; to keep company or mingle socially with others
A compound verb meaning to mix together with, to associate or keep company with. Paul uses it three times regarding social boundaries: 'I wrote not to associate with sexually immoral people' (1 Cor 5:9), 'not even to eat with such a one' (5:11), and 'do not associate with' anyone who disobeys Paul's letter (2 Thess 3:14). The verb combines 'together' (συν-) with 'mix,' emphasizing social mingling or companionship. Classical uses include mixing substances together or two groups of people meeting. Paul addresses the boundaries of Christian community.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Languages converge: English 'associate with', Spanish 'juntaros/mezclaros' (join/mix yourselves), French 'fréquenter/συναναμίγνυσθαι', German 'Umgang haben' (have dealings). Paul's three uses all prohibit social mixing with flagrant sinners or insubordinate believers—not to condemn but to maintain community purity and create pressure for repentance. The 'mixing' prohibited includes table fellowship, implying normal social intimacy. 3×
AR["تَخْتَلِطوا", "تُخالِطوا"]·ben["মেলামেশা-করতে", "সহ-মিশ্রিত-হতে", "সহ-মিশ্রিত-হতে,"]·DE["Umgang-haben"]·EN["to-associate-with"]·FR["fréquenter", "συναναμίγνυσθαι"]·heb["לְהִתְעָרֵב"]·HI["मिलाप-करना", "सनगत-रखो"]·ID["bergaul", "bergaul,"]·IT["mescolarsi", "sunanamignusthai"]·jav["sesambungan", "sesambungan,", "srawung"]·KO["사귀라", "사귀지-말라", "사귀지-않도록"]·PT["vos-associar", "vos-associardes"]·RU["общаться", "смешиваться", "смешиваться,"]·ES["juntaros", "mezclaros"]·SW["msichanganyike", "msichanganyike,", "shirikiane"]·TR["ahlaksızlarla", "eğer-", "karışmayın"]·urd["ملنا", "ملنا-جلنا"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
συνανα-μείγνῡμι, mix up together, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, with dative, Refs 4th c.BC+; associate with, τισι NT+4th c.BC+; of two bodies of men meeting, Refs 1st c.AD+; ἡ ἄνοια ξ. αὐτοῖς is part of their nature, Refs 2nd c.AD+