Greek · G4864 · unreviewed

συναγωγή

Synagogue

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συναγωγή G4864

Pronunciation synagōgḗ

What does συναγωγή (synagōgḗ) mean in the Bible?

συναγωγή (synagōgḗ) is a Greek word meaning "synagogue". συν-αγωγή, -ῆς, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for עֵדָה, also for קָהָל, etc.

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Meaning

synagogue

Extended definition

Assembly of Jews gathered for worship; also the building itself where this religious community met.

prop., a bringing together;

1of things,

aa gathering in of harvest;

ba collection of money.

2Of persons,

aa collecting, assembling (Polyb.);

ban assembly (MM, xxiv; Deiss., LAE, 101 ff.): Rev.2:9 3:9; esp. of a Jewish religious assembly, a synagogue: Luk.12:11, Act.9:2, al.; of a Christian assembly, Jas.2:2. By meton., of the building in which the assembly is held, a synagogue: Mat.10:17, Mrk.1:21, al. (cf. Cremer, see word ἐκκλησία)

Synonymsἐκκλησία (which see)

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 17:1 · Rev 2:9 2×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Mark 1:29 · Luke 4:38 · Luke 8:41 · Acts 6:9 · Acts 13:43 · Rev 3:9 6×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Luke 13:10 1×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Matt 4:23 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 9:35 · Matt 10:17 · Matt 23:6 · Matt 23:34 · Mark 12:39 · Luke 4:15 · Luke 11:43 · Luke 20:46 · Acts 9:20 · Acts 13:5 · Acts 15:21 · Acts 24:12 15×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 13:54 · Mark 1:23 · Mark 6:2 · Luke 4:20 · Luke 4:28 · Luke 4:33 · John 6:59 · John 18:20 · Acts 17:17 · Acts 18:4 · Acts 18:7 · Acts 18:26 12×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 12:9 · Mark 1:21 · Mark 3:1 · Luke 4:16 · Luke 6:6 · Luke 7:5 · Acts 13:14 · Acts 14:1 · Acts 17:10 · Acts 18:19 · Acts 19:8 · Jas 2:2 12×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Mark 1:39 · Mark 13:9 · Luke 4:44 · Luke 12:11 · Luke 21:12 · Acts 9:2 · Acts 22:19 · Acts 26:11 8×

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Luke 4:14-30 synagogue synagōgḗ Dative · Plural · Feminine

Jesus teaches in a Jewish religious assembly, demonstrating his early public ministry

Luke 12:1-12 synagogues synagōgḗ Accusative · Plural · Feminine

Jesus warns disciples they will be brought before synagogues for persecution and testimony

Luke 13:10-17 synagogue synagōgḗ Genitive · Plural · Feminine

Jesus heals on the Sabbath in a synagogue, showing conflict over religious law observance

James 2:2 synagogue synagōgḗ

Christian assembly gathering, showing term applied to early Christian religious meetings

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

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 Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom

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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