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SBL Greek New Testament

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Matthew 18

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matthew.18.mt18Agree

συμφωνήσωσιν

LEXICONCOMMUNITYPRAYERTRANSLATIONhigh confidence

What must two people do together?

Symphōneō literally means sound together, hence agree or come into harmony.

Why this default

‘If two of you agree’ is default because symphōneō naturally means reach agreement while retaining the context of shared petition. ‘Sound together’ exposes the word image, while ‘come into harmony’ develops it relationally.

Evidence

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InternalThe decision record relies on the stated lexical, grammatical, or translation rationale.

Project defaultif two of you agree upon the earth

Project default · natural English

Alternativeif two of you sound together upon the earth

Word image exposed

Alternativeif two of you come into harmony on earth

Relational force

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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