What does ἐκεῖ · ἐπισυνάγω · ἀετός mean in the Bible?
ἐκεῖ · ἐπισυνάγω · ἀετός is a Greek phrase meaning "there also the vultures/eagles will be gathered".
Greek · G1563, G1996, G105
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 phrase meaning "there also the vultures/eagles will be gathered".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1563, G1996, G105?
G1563, G1996, G105 is connected to 95 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. there also the vultures/eagles will be gathered
Source Gloss
there also the vultures/eagles will be gathered
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 95
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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 Origins
ἐκεῖ καὶ οἱ ἀετοὶ ἐπισυναχθήσονται is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain