noun · feminine
episunagōgas
Greekἐπισυναγωγή (episunagōgē)
Strong’sG1997
a gathering together
stem episunagōg-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† ἐπι-συν-αγωγή, -ῆς, ἡ
(< ἐπισυνάγω), [in LXX: II Mac 2:7 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1997 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidep-ee-soon-ag-o-gay'
a complete collection; especially a Christian meeting (for worship)
Fromfrom G1996;
King Jamesassembling (gathering) together.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | episunagōgas | episunagōgais |
| object accusative | episunagōgan1×ἐπισυναγωγὴν | episunagōgain |
| direct address vocative | episunagōgar | episunagōgair |
| of, belonging to genitive | episunagōgau1×ἐπισυναγωγῆς | episunagōgaiu |
| to, for dative | episunagōga | episunagōgai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
episunagōga is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
episunagōgan“meeting together”objectaccusative singular1×
Hebrews 10:25“meeting together”mē enkataleiparōtois tan episunagōgan heautoiu, kathōs ethem tinoi, alla parakalarōtois, kai tosoute mallon hose blepavō engizarōtan tan hēmeran.Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
episunagōgau“gathered”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Thessalonians 2:1“gathered”Erōtanō de vin, adelfoir, huper tau parousiau tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou kai nu episunagōgau epi auton,Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,