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συνέρχομαι

To assemble

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συνέρχομαι G4905
Pronunciation synérchomai

What does συνέρχομαι (synérchomai) mean in the Bible?

συνέρχομαι (synérchomai) is a Greek word meaning "to assemble". συν-έρχομαι [in LXX for הָלַךְ, בּוֹא, אָסַף ni.

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Meaning

to assemble
Extended definition
1(cl.) to come together, assemble: Mrk.3:20 14:53, T, WH, txt., Act.1:6 2:6 10:27 16:13 19:32 21:22 22:30 28:17, 1Co.14:26; before εἰς, with accusative loc., Act.5:16; ἐπὶ τ. αὐτό, 1Co.11:20 14:23; with dative of person(s), Mrk.14:53, WH, mg., R (πρὸς αὐτόν, see Field, Notes, 40), Jhn.11:33; ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ, 1Co.11:18; ἐνθάδε, Act.25:17; Mrk.6:33, WH, mg. (cf. WH, Intr., 95 ff.); ὅπου, Jhn.18:20; with inf., Luk.5:15; εἰς τ. φαγεῖν, 1Co.11:33; εἰς τ. ἧσσον, 1Co.11:17 11:34; of sexual intercourse (Xen., al.; γυναικί or absol.), Mat.1:18.
2In later sense (see exx. in Milligan, Selections, 64, 105), to accompany: with dative of person(s), Luk.23:55, Act.1:21 9:39 10:23, 45 11:12; before σύν, Act.21:16; εἰς, Act.15:38.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Imperfect Perfect Pluperfect
Voices
Active Middle
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Aorist Active Matt 1:18 · Acts 11:12 · Acts 22:30 3×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 12×
Aorist Active Acts 1:21 · Acts 25:17 · Acts 28:17 · John 11:33 · Acts 1:6 · Acts 15:38 · Acts 16:13 7×
Present Middle 1 Cor 11:18 · 1 Cor 11:20 · 1 Cor 11:33 3×
Perfect Active Luke 23:55 · Acts 10:27 2×
Indicative states a fact or reality 12×
Aorist Active Acts 10:23 · Acts 10:45 · Acts 21:16 · Acts 2:6 · Acts 9:39 5×
Present Middle Mark 14:53 · John 18:20 · Mark 3:20 · 1 Cor 11:17 4×
Imperfect Middle Luke 5:15 · Acts 5:16 2×
Pluperfect Active Acts 19:32 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 3×
Present Middle 1 Cor 11:34 · 1 Cor 14:26 2×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 14:23 1×
30 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 29 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 5 ongoing 4 resultant 1 background 2 subjunctive 3 infinitive 3 participle 11
Tense
aorist 16 present 9 imperfect 2 perfect 1 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 18 middle 11
Mood
indicative 12 participle 11 subjunctive 3 infinitive 3
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:18 συνελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 3:20 συνέρχεται present middle indicative ongoing Mark 14:53 συνέρχονται present middle indicative ongoing Luke 5:15 συνήρχοντο imperfect middle indicative background John 11:33 συνελθόντας aorist active participle participle John 18:20 συνέρχονται present middle indicative ongoing Acts 1:21 συνελθόντων aorist active participle participle Acts 1:6 συνελθόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 2:6 συνῆλθε aorist active indicative completed Acts 5:16 συνήρχετο imperfect middle indicative background Acts 9:39 συνῆλθεν aorist active indicative completed Acts 10:23 συνῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Acts 10:27 συνεληλυθότας perfect active participle participle Acts 10:45 συνῆλθαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 11:12 συνελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 15:38 συνελθόντα aorist active participle participle Acts 16:13 συνελθούσαις aorist active participle participle Acts 19:32 συνεληλύθεισαν pluperfect active indicative resultant Acts 21:16 συνῆλθον aorist active indicative completed Acts 22:30 συνελθεῖν aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 25:17 συνελθόντων aorist active participle participle Acts 28:17 συνελθόντων aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 11:17 συνέρχεσθε present middle indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 11:18 συνερχομένων present middle participle participle 1 Corinthians 11:20 συνερχομένων present middle participle participle 1 Corinthians 11:33 συνερχόμενοι present middle participle participle 1 Corinthians 11:34 συνέρχησθε present middle subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 14:23 συνέλθῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Corinthians 14:26 συνέρχησθε present middle subjunctive subjunctive

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

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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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