Definition
συν-άγω
[in LXX chiefly for אָסַף, also for קָבַץ, etc. (cf. Kennedy, Sources, 128) ;]
to gather or bring together: of things, John 6:12-13; before εἰς, Matthew 3:12, al.; ἐκεῖ, Luke 12:18; ποῦ, Luke 12:17; συναγαγὼν πάντα (sc. εἰς ἀργύριον; see Field, Notes, 68, MM, xxiv), having sold off all: Luke 15:13; of persons, John 11:52; esp. of assemblies, Matthew 2:4, John 11:47, Acts 14:27, al. Pass., to be gathered or come together: Matthew 22:41, Mark 2:2, Luke 22:66, al.; before ἐπί Mark 5:21, Acts 4:27; πρός, Matthew 13:2, Mark 4:1, al.; εἰς, Revelation 19:17; ἐν, Acts 11:26; μετά, Matthew 28:12; οὗ, Matthew 18:20; ὅπου, Matthew 26:57; ἐκεῖ, John 18:2, al.
In late writers (see Kennedy, Sources, 128; cf. Deuteronomy 22:2, al.), to receive hospitably, entertain: Matthew 25:35, 38; 25:43 (cf. ἐπι-συνάγω)
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- Matthew 2:4συναγαγὼν · when he had assembledAnd when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
- Matthew 3:12συνάξει · to gatherHis winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
- Matthew 6:26συνάγουσιν · gatherLook at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
- Matthew 12:30συνάγων · gatherHe who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
- Matthew 13:2συνήχθησαν · gatheredSuch large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
- Matthew 13:30συναγάγετε · gatherLet both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
- Matthew 13:47συναγαγούσῃ · caughtOnce again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
- Matthew 18:20συνηγμένοι · gather togetherFor where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
- Matthew 22:10συνήγαγον · [and] gatheredSo the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
- Matthew 22:34συνήχθησαν · they themselves gatheredAnd when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
- Matthew 22:41Συνηγμένων · were assembledWhile the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
- Matthew 24:28συναχθήσονται · will gatherWherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.
- Matthew 25:24συνάγων · gatheringFinally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
- Matthew 25:26συνάγω · gather‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
- Matthew 25:32συναχθήσονται · will be gatheredAll the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
- Matthew 25:35συνηγάγετέ · you took Me inFor I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
- Matthew 25:38συνηγάγομεν · take [You] inWhen did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?
- Matthew 25:43συνηγάγετέ · you did not take Me inI was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’
- Matthew 26:3συνήχθησαν · assembledAt that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Matthew 26:57συνήχθησαν · had gatheredThose who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders had gathered.
- Matthew 27:17συνηγμένων · when [the crowd] had assembledSo when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”
- Matthew 27:27συνήγαγον · [and] gatheredThen the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company around Him.
- Matthew 27:62συνήχθησαν · assembledThe next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
- Matthew 28:12συναχθέντες · [the chief priests] had metAnd after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money
- Mark 2:2συνήχθησαν · they gathered…they gathered in such large numbers that there was no more room, not even outside the door, as Jesus spoke the word to them.
- Mark 4:1συνάγεται · gatheredOnce again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
- Mark 5:21συνήχθη · gatheredWhen Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea.
- Mark 6:30συνάγονται · gatheredMeanwhile, the apostles gathered around Jesus and brought Him news of all they had done and taught.
- Mark 7:1συνάγονται · gathered aroundThen the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
- Luke 3:17συναγαγεῖν · to gatherHis winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
- Luke 11:23συνάγων · does not gatherHe who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
- Luke 12:17συνάξω · to storeSo he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
- Luke 12:18συνάξω · I will store upThen he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
- Luke 15:13συναγαγὼν · got everything togetherAfter a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living.
- Luke 22:66συνήχθη · met togetherAt daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
- John 4:36συνάγει · gathersAlready the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
- John 6:12Συναγάγετε · GatherAnd when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
- John 6:13συνήγαγον · they collected [them]So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
- John 11:47Συνήγαγον · convenedThen the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.
- John 11:52συναγάγῃ · to gather [them] together…and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.
- John 15:6συνάγουσιν · are gathered upIf anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
- John 18:2συνήχθη · metNow Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples.
- Acts 4:5συναχθῆναι · assembledThe next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
- Acts 4:26συνήχθησαν · gatherThe kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’
- Acts 4:27Συνήχθησαν · conspiredIn fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
- Acts 4:31συνηγμένοι · meetingAfter they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
- Acts 11:26συναχθῆναι · met together…and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
- Acts 13:44συνήχθη · gatheredOn the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.
- Acts 14:27συναγαγόντες · they gatheredWhen they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
- Acts 15:6Συνήχθησάν · metSo the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.