Greek · G1996 · unreviewed

ἐπισυνάγω

To collect upon the same place

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ἐπισυνάγω G1996

Pronunciation episynágō

What does ἐπισυνάγω (episynágō) mean in the Bible?

ἐπισυνάγω (episynágō) is a Greek word meaning "to collect upon the same place". ἐπι-συν-άγω [in LXX for אָסַף, קָבַץ, etc. Expresses Christ’s compassionate desire to save. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah.

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Meaning

to collect upon the same place

Extended definition

To gather together in one place, often of crowds assembling or enemies mustering against someone.

1to gather together: Mat.23:37 24:31, Mrk.13:27, Luk.13:34; pass., Mrk.1:33, Luk.12:1 17:37, (cf. Psa.102:23 106:47, 2Ma.1:27, al.).

2to gather together against (Mic.4:11, Zec.12:3, 1Ma.3:58, al.).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Expresses Christ’s compassionate desire to save. Luke 13:31–35

Grammatical Forms

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

Tenses

Aorist Present Future Perfect

Voices

Active Passive

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×

Aorist Active Matt 23:37 · Luke 13:34 2×

Indicative states a fact or reality 4×

Future Active Matt 24:31 · Mark 13:27 2×

Present Active Matt 23:37 1×

Future Passive Luke 17:37 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 2×

Perfect Passive Mark 1:33 1×

Aorist Passive Luke 12:1 1×

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.

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Canonical Themes

Messiah

Biblical Occurrences

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

New Testament Witnesses

Luke 13:31–35 ἐπισυνάξαι episynágō Infinitive · Aorist Active

to gather together

Additional Occurrences

Luke 13:31–35 ἐπισυνάξαι episynágō

To gather together

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 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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