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ἐκεῖ καὶ οἱ ἀετοὶ ἐπισυναχθήσονται

There; by extension, thither · to collect upon the same place · an eagle (from its wind-like flight)

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ἐκεῖ G1563 there; by extension, thither
Pronunciation ekeî
Locative adverb denoting place; extends to direction when used with motion verbs, replacing ἐκεῖσε.
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ἐπισυνάγω G1996 to collect upon the same place
Pronunciation episynágō
To gather together in one place, often of crowds assembling or enemies mustering against someone.
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ἀετός G105 an eagle (from its wind-like flight)
Pronunciation aetós
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What does ἐκεῖ καὶ οἱ ἀετοὶ ἐπισυναχθήσονται (ekei kai hoi aetoi episynachthēsontai) mean in the Bible?

ἐκεῖ · ἐπισυνάγω · ἀετός is a Greek word meaning "there also the vultures/eagles will be gathered".

Full entry for ἐκεῖ καὶ οἱ ἀετοὶ ἐπισυναχθήσονται (G1563, G1996, G105) · Browse the biblical lexicon

Meaning

there also the vultures/eagles will be gathered
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:22 · Matt 5:24 · Matt 6:21 · Matt 8:12 · Matt 12:45 · Matt 13:42 · Matt 13:50 · Matt 13:58 · Matt 14:23 · Matt 15:29 · Matt 17:20 · Matt 18:20 · Matt 19:2 · Matt 21:17 95×
95 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing 1 prospective 3 infinitive 2 participle 1
Tense
aorist 3 future 3 present 1
Voice
active 5 passive 2
Mood
indicative 4 infinitive 2 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 23:37 ἐπισυναγαγεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 23:37 ἐπισυνάγει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 24:31 ἐπισυνάξουσιν future active indicative prospective Mark 13:27 ἐπισυνάξει future active indicative prospective Luke 12:1 ἐπισυναχθεισῶν aorist passive participle participle Luke 13:34 ἐπισυνάξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 17:37 ἐπισυναχθήσονται future passive indicative prospective

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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