συναγωγή
sunagōgēsynagogueHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine56 occurrences7 books56 verses
Definition
συν-αγωγή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for עֵדָה, also for קָהָל, etc. ;]
prop., a bringing together;
1. of things,
(a) a gathering in of harvest;
(b) a collection of money.
2. Of persons,
(a) a collecting, assembling (Polyb.);
(b) an assembly (MM, xxiv; Deiss., LAE, 101 ff.): Revelation 2:9; 3:9; esp. of a Jewish religious assembly, a synagogue: Luke 12:11, Acts 9:2, al.; of a Christian assembly, James 2:2. By meton., of the building in which the assembly is held, a synagogue: Matthew 10:17, Mark 1:21, al. (cf. Cremer, see word ἐκκλησία)
Synonyms: ἐκκλησία (which see)
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as συναγωγή:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
56 total
- Acts 22:19συναγωγὰς · synagogue‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
- Acts 24:12συναγωγαῖς · synagoguesYet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
- Acts 26:11συναγωγὰς · synagoguesI frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
- James 2:2συναγωγὴν · meetingSuppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.
- Revelation 2:9συναγωγὴ · a synagogueI know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
- Revelation 3:9συναγωγῆς · synagogueAs for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.