What does συγκαλέω (synkaléō) mean in the Bible?
συγκαλέω (synkaléō) is a Greek word meaning "to convoke".
Greek · G4779
συγκαλέω
To convoke
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συγκαλέω G4779
Pronunciation synkaléō
What does συγκαλέω (synkaléō) mean in the Bible?
συγκαλέω (synkaléō) is a Greek word meaning "to convoke".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4779?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include called together (2), [and] calls together (1), [and] had called together (1), [Jesus] called (1), called (1).
Where does συγκαλέω (synkaléō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 15:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (4), Acts (3), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It called together 2× Luke 23:13, Acts 28:17
[and] calls together 1× Luke 15:6
[and] had called together 1× Acts 10:24
[Jesus] called 1× Luke 9:1
called 1× Mark 15:16
she calls together 1× Luke 15:9
they convened 1× Acts 5:21
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 15:16 συνκαλοῦσιν to called Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 9:1 Συνκαλεσάμενος to [Jesus] called Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 15:6 συνκαλεῖ to [and] calls together Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 15:9 συνκαλεῖ to she calls together Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Luke 23:13 συνκαλεσάμενος to called together Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 5:21 συνεκάλεσαν to they convened Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Acts 10:24 συνκαλεσάμενος to [and] had called together Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 28:17 συνκαλέσασθαι to called together Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 15:16
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 3
Mark 1 Luke 4 Acts 3
Source forms
συνκαλεῖ 2x synkalei Luke 15:6, Luke 15:9
συνκαλεσάμενος 2x synkalesamenos Luke 23:13, Acts 10:24
συνεκάλεσαν 1x synekalesan Acts 5:21
Συνκαλεσάμενος 1x Synkalesamenos Luke 9:1
συνκαλέσασθαι 1x synkalesasthai Acts 28:17
συνκαλοῦσιν 1x synkalousin Mark 15:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 3x Luke 9:1, Luke 23:13, Acts 10:24
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Luke 15:6, Luke 15:9
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Acts 5:21
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle 1x Acts 28:17
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Mark 15:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to convoke
Strong's G4779
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 3 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to convoke
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(Rec. συγκ-), -ῶ, [in LXX for קָרָא ;] to call together: with accusative, Mrk.15:16, Luk.15:6, 9 (seel. -εῖται, see B1., § 55, 1), Act.5:21. Mid., to call together to oneself: Luk.9:1 (and seel. in Luk.15:6, 9 see supr.) Luk.23:13, Act.10:24 28:17.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
8 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 15:16 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
συγκαλοῦσιν sugkalousin
I call together
Read verse Luke 9:1 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
Συγκαλεσάμενος sugkalesamenov
I call together
Read verse Luke 15:6 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
συγκαλεῖ sugkalei
I call together
Read verse Luke 15:9 Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
συγκαλεῖται sugkaleitai
I call together
Read verse Luke 23:13 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συγκαλεσάμενος sugkalesamenov
I call together
Read verse Acts 5:21 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
συνεκάλεσαν sunekalesan
I call together
Read verse Acts 10:24 Verb Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
συγκαλεσάμενος sugkalesamenov
I call together
Read verse Acts 28:17 Verb Aorist Middle Infinitive
συγκαλέσασθαι sugkalesasqai
I call 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 groups 3 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Middle, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
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
συγκαλέω is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain