What does συγκαλέω · δώδεκα mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G4779, G1427
συγκαλεσάμενος τοὺς δώδεκα
To convoke · twelve
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συγκαλέω G4779 to convoke
Pronunciation synkaléō
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δώδεκα G1427 twelve
Pronunciation dṓdeka
Symbolic number representing God's people; especially designates the Twelve Apostles as foundational to Jesus' covenant community.
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What does συγκαλεσάμενος τοὺς δώδεκα (synkalesamenos tous dōdeka) mean in the Bible?
συγκαλέω · δώδεκα is a Greek phrase meaning "To call together the Twelve as a gathered body for an appointed purpose.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4779, G1427?
G4779, G1427 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. To call together the Twelve as a gathered body for an appointed purpose.
Source Gloss
To call together the Twelve as a gathered body for an appointed purpose.
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 groups 3 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Middle, Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Aorist Middle Luke 9:1 · Luke 23:13 · Acts 10:24 3×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active Luke 15:6 · Luke 15:9 · Mark 15:16 3×
Aorist Active Acts 5:21 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Middle Acts 28:17 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 5 present 3
Voice
active 4 middle 4
Mood
indicative 4 participle 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Mark 15:16 συγκαλοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Luke 9:1 Συγκαλεσάμενος aorist middle participle participle Luke 15:6 συγκαλεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 15:9 συγκαλεῖ present active indicative ongoing Luke 23:13 συγκαλεσάμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 5:21 συνεκάλεσαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 10:24 συγκαλεσάμενος aorist middle participle participle Acts 28:17 συγκαλέσασθαι aorist middle infinitive infinitive
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
συγκαλεσάμενος τοὺς δώδεκα is built from these roots:
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