What does ἐπισυνάγω (episynágō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπισυνάγω (episynágō): To gather together in one place, often of crowds assembling or enemies mustering against someone.
Greek · G1996
ἐπισυνάγω
To collect upon the same place
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ἐπισυνάγωG1996
Pronunciationepisynágō
What does ἐπισυνάγω (episynágō) mean in the Bible?
ἐπισυνάγω (episynágō): To gather together in one place, often of crowds assembling or enemies mustering against someone.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1996?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to gather (3), gathered (1), gathers (1), had gathered (1), they will gather (1).
Where does ἐπισυνάγω (episynágō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 23:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), Matthew (3), Mark (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itto gather3×Matthew 23:37, Mark 13:27, Luke 13:34
gathered1×Mark 1:33
gathers1×Matthew 23:37
had gathered1×Luke 12:1
they will gather1×Matthew 24:31
will gather1×Luke 17:37
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 23:37ἐπισυναγαγεῖνtoto gatherVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveMatthew 23:37ἐπισυνάγειtogathersVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMatthew 24:31ἐπισυνάξουσινtothey will gatherVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMark 1:33ἐπισυνηγμένηtogatheredVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularMark 13:27ἐπισυνάξειtoto gatherVerb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLuke 12:1ἐπισυναχθεισῶνtohad gatheredVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Feminine PluralLuke 13:34ἐπισυνάξαιtoto gatherVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveLuke 17:37ἐπισυναχθήσονταιtowill gatherVerb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 23:37
Aligned rows8
Books represented3
Matthew3Mark2Luke3
Source forms
ἐπισυναγαγεῖν1xepisynagageinMatthew 23:37
ἐπισυνάγει1xepisynageiMatthew 23:37
ἐπισυνάξαι1xepisynaxaiLuke 13:34
ἐπισυνάξει1xepisynaxeiMark 13:27
ἐπισυνάξουσιν1xepisynaxousinMatthew 24:31
ἐπισυναχθεισῶν1xepisynachtheisōnLuke 12:1
ἐπισυναχθήσονται1xepisynachthēsontaiLuke 17:37
ἐπισυνηγμένη1xepisynēgmenēMark 1:33
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active2xMatthew 23:37, Luke 13:34
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Feminine Plural1xLuke 12:1
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xMatthew 24:31
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xMark 13:27
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural1xLuke 17:37
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular1xMark 1:33
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular1xMatthew 23:37
Evidence Summary
Messiah
Greek word. To gather together in one place, often of crowds assembling or enemies mustering against someone.
Strong'sG1996
Lexical occurrences8 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms3 forms8 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 13:31–35Source Gloss
to collect upon the same place
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 23:37Verb Second Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐπισυναγαγεῖνepisunagagein
I collect, gather together
Read verseMatthew 23:37Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἐπισυνάγειepisunagei
I collect, gather together
Read verseMatthew 24:31Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
ἐπισυνάξουσιepisunaxousin
I collect, gather together
Read verseMark 1:33Verb Perfect Passive Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
ἐπισυνηγμένηepisunhgmenh
I collect, gather together
Read verseMark 13:27Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐπισυνάξειepisunaxei
I collect, gather together
Read verseLuke 12:1Verb Aorist Passive Participle Genitive Plural Feminine
ἐπισυναχθεισῶνepisunacqeiswn
I collect, gather together
Read verseLuke 13:34Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
ἐπισυνάξαιepisunaxai
I collect, gather together
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms8TensesAorist, Present, Future, PerfectVoicesActive, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Aorist ActiveMatt 23:37 · Luke 13:342×
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Future ActiveMatt 24:31 · Mark 13:272×
Present ActiveMatt 23:371×
Future PassiveLuke 17:371×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Perfect PassiveMark 1:331×
Aorist PassiveLuke 12:11×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist3future3present1
Voice
active5passive2
Mood
indicative4infinitive2participle1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 23:37ἐπισυναγαγεῖνaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 23:37ἐπισυνάγειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 24:31ἐπισυνάξουσινfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 13:27ἐπισυνάξειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 12:1ἐπισυναχθεισῶνaorist passive participleparticipleLuke 13:34ἐπισυνάξαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 17:37ἐπισυναχθήσονταιfuture passive indicativeprospective
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)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
to gather together
Additional Occurrences
Luke 13:31–35ἐπισυνάξαιepisynágō
To gather together
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 8 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐπισυνάγω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Expresses Christ’s compassionate desire to save.Luke 13:31–35
Canonical Themes
Messiah
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