What does συλλέγω (syllégō) mean in the Bible?
συλλέγω (syllégō) is a Greek word meaning "to collect".
Greek · G4816
συλλέγω
To collect
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συλλέγω G4816
Pronunciation syllégō
What does συλλέγω (syllégō) mean in the Bible?
συλλέγω (syllégō) is a Greek word meaning "to collect".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4816?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] sorted (1), are collected (1), Are grapes gathered (1), are not gathered (1), collect (1).
Where does συλλέγω (syllégō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (7), Luke (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 [and] sorted 1× Matthew 13:48
are collected 1× Matthew 13:40
Are grapes gathered 1× Matthew 7:16
are not gathered 1× Luke 6:44
collect 1× Matthew 13:30
pull them up 1× Matthew 13:28
they will weed 1× Matthew 13:41
you pull 1× Matthew 13:29
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 7:16 συλλέγουσιν to Are grapes gathered Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 13:28 συλλέξωμεν to pull them up Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural Matthew 13:29 συλλέγοντες to you pull Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Matthew 13:30 Συλλέξατε to collect Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Matthew 13:40 συλλέγεται to are collected Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Matthew 13:41 συλλέξουσιν to they will weed Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Matthew 13:48 συνέλεξαν to [and] sorted Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 6:44 συλλέγουσιν to are not gathered Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:16
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 2
Matthew 7 Luke 1
Source forms
συλλέγουσιν 2x syllegousin Matthew 7:16, Luke 6:44
συλλέγεται 1x syllegetai Matthew 13:40
συλλέγοντες 1x syllegontes Matthew 13:29
Συλλέξατε 1x Syllexate Matthew 13:30
συλλέξουσιν 1x syllexousin Matthew 13:41
συλλέξωμεν 1x syllexōmen Matthew 13:28
συνέλεξαν 1x synelexan Matthew 13:48
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 2x Matthew 7:16, Luke 6:44
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural 1x Matthew 13:30
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 13:48
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural 1x Matthew 13:28
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 13:41
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Matthew 13:40
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Matthew 13:29
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to collect
Strong's G4816
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Greek text appearances 8 times Word forms 4 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to collect
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.
Matthew 7:16 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
συλλέγουσιν sullegousin
I collect, gather
Read verse Matthew 13:28 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Active Subjunctive
συλλέξωμεν sullexwmen
I collect, gather
Read verse Matthew 13:29 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
συλλέγοντες sullegontev
I collect, gather
Read verse Matthew 13:30 Verb Second Person Plural Aorist Active Imperative
Συλλέξατε sullexate
I collect, gather
Read verse Matthew 13:40 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
συλλέγεται sullegetai
I collect, gather
Read verse Matthew 13:41 Verb Third Person Plural Future Active Indicative
συλλέξουσιν sullexousin
I collect, gather
Read verse Matthew 13:48 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
συνέλεξαν sunelexan
I collect, gather
Read verse Luke 6:44 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
συλλέγουσι sullegousin
I collect, gather
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 4 Aligned forms 8 Tenses Present, Aorist, Future Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Present Active Matt 7:16 · Luke 6:44 2×
Present Passive Matt 13:40 1×
Future Active Matt 13:41 1×
Aorist Active Matt 13:48 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Active Matt 13:28 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Matt 13:29 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Matt 13:30 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 4 aorist 3 future 1
Voice
active 7 passive 1
Mood
indicative 5 subjunctive 1 participle 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:16 συλλέγουσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:28 συλλέξωμεν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:29 συλλέγοντες present active participle participle Matthew 13:30 Συλλέξατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 13:40 συλλέγεται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 13:41 συλλέξουσιν future active indicative prospective Matthew 13:48 συνέλεξαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 6:44 συλλέγουσιν present active indicative ongoing
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
συλλέγω 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