συναρμολογέω G4883
to be fitted together, joined together in a structure
This passive verb describes components being fitted or framed together into a unified structure. Paul uses architectural imagery in both occurrences: believers as a holy temple being fitted together (Ephesians 2:21) and the body of Christ being joined and held together (4:16). The term emphasizes organic unity and precise coordination, like stones in a building or joints in a body.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Indicates being joined, fitted, or framed together into a cohesive whole, particularly in architectural or anatomical contexts. The multilingual renderings (Spanish 'bien-ajustada/bien-ajustado,' German 'zusammengefügt') capture the precision of the fitting. Paul employs this metaphorically in Ephesians for both the temple imagery of the church (2:21) and the body imagery (4:16), emphasizing the careful, divinely orchestrated unity of diverse members into a functioning whole. 2×
AR["مُرَكَّبًا-مَعًا"]·ben["সংযুক্ত-হয়ে"]·DE["zusammengefuegt"]·EN["being-fitted-together"]·FR["συναρμολογουμένη", "συναρμολογούμενον"]·heb["הַמְחֻבָּר"]·HI["जोध-जअत-हुअ", "जोधि-जअति-हुइ"]·ID["disusun-bersama", "disusun-bersama,"]·IT["sunarmologoumenon", "sunarmologoumenē"]·jav["dipun-sambung", "ingkang-dipunrangkai-sesarengan,"]·KO["함께-연결된", "함께-연결된,"]·PT["bem-ajustada,", "bem-ajustado"]·RU["слагаемое", "слагаемое,"]·ES["bien-ajustada", "bien-ajustado"]·SW["likiungana", "ukiunganishwa"]·TR["bina", "birlestirilen"]·urd["جوڑا-ہوا", "جوڑی-ہوئی"]
Related Senses
H1129 1. Qal: build, construct (316×)H2691a 1. court, courtyard, enclosure (142×)G4864 1. synagogue, place of Jewish assembly (56×)G5438 1. prison, place of confinement (41×)H4013 1. fortress, stronghold (37×)H0875 1. well, cistern (dug water source) (35×)H0352b 1. pillar or jamb of gateway (32×)H2474 1. window, opening in wall (32×)H1406 1. roof / rooftop (31×)H4609b 1. steps, stairs, stairway (31×)H1129 2. Nifal: be built, be established (30×)H0361 1. portico, porch (architectural structure) (27×)H1129 3. Qal participle: builder (27×)H1219 1. fortified, inaccessible (25×)H4581 1. fortress, stronghold (25×)H3805 1. capital of a pillar (24×)H4350 1. stand, base, pedestal (24×)H0759 1. palace, royal residence (21×)H4692 1. siege, besiegement (20×)G3618 1. build or construct physically (19×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
συναρμολογέω, compagino, Refs:—passive, to be fitted or framed together, NT