verb
sullegamō
Strong’sG4816
I collect, gather
stem sulleg-8 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books7 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
συλ-λέγω
[in LXX chiefly for לקט;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4816 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
aorist -έλεξαRefs 5th c.BC+: perfect -είλοχαRefs 4th c.BC+:—middle, future -λέξομαιRefs 8th c.BC+aorist -ελεξάμην, Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular συλλέξατο Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect, see below:—passive, future -λεγήσομαιRefs 4th c.BC+: aorist -ελέχθηνRefs 5th c.BC+, rare in Attic dialect, Refs 5th c.BC+; aorist 2 -ελέγην being preferred, Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect -είλεγμαιRefs 5th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. plural συνειλέχατο Refs 1st c.AD+; participle rarely -λελεγμένος, Refs 5th c.BC+:—bring together, collect, gather, [κτέατα] Refs 8th c.BC+; τὰ ὀστέα, τὸν λιβανωτόν, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. μονῳδίας, μέλη, compose, or rather compile, scrape together, Refs 5th c.BC+; σ. ὕβρεις αὐτοῦ compile a list of them, Refs collects for himself, Refs 4th c.BC+; περιιόντα συλλέγειν to go about picking up information, Refs 4th c.BC+:—middle, collect for oneself, for one's own use, ὅπλα τε πάντα λάρνακ᾽ ἐς ἀργυρέην συλλέξατο Refs 8th c.BC+ —passive, αἷμα συλλέγεταί τινι ἐπὶ τοὺς τιτθούς gathers there, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 ἐκ τῆς ἀσθενείας σ. ἐμαυτόν rally myself, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, σύλλεξαι σθένος Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ψυχὴν αὐτὴν εἰς αὑτὴν συλλέγεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+
3 passive, come together, become customary, ἡ πολυλογία σ. αὐτῷ Refs 5th c.BC+
II of persons, collect, get together, στασιώτας Refs 5th c.BC+; στρατόν raise or levy an army, Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, ἑταίρους.. συλλέξομαι Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, come together, assemble, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκεῖσε σ. Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς ταὐτὸ σ. Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sullegalōσυλλέγουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | gathered | 2× |
| sullegotōσυλλέγεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | gathered | 1× |
| sullegaliσυλλέξουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | gather | 1× |
| sullegalaσυνέλεξαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | gathered | 1× |
| sulleganeiaσυλλέξωμεν | happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural | gather | 1× |
| sullegavarΣυλλέξατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | gather | 1× |
| sullegarōntoisσυλλέγοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | gathering | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sullegamō | sullegame | sullegami | sullegama | sullegamē | sullegamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sullegasō | sullegase | sullegasi | sullegasa | sullegasē | sullegaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sullegatō | sullegate | sullegati | sullegata | sullegatē | sullegatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sulleganō | sullegane | sullegani | sullegana | sulleganē | sulleganelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sullegavō | sullegave | sullegavi | sullegava | sullegavē | sullegavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sullegalō2×συλλέγουσιν | sullegale | sullegali1×συλλέξουσιν | sullegala1×συνέλεξαν | sullegalē | sullegalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sullegomō | sullegome | sullegomē | sullegomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sullegosō | sullegose | sullegosē | sullegoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sullegotō1×συλλέγεται | sullegote | sullegotē | sullegotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sullegonō | sullegone | sullegonē | sullegonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sullegovō | sullegove | sullegovē | sullegovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sullegolō | sullegole | sullegolē | sullegolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sullegameiō | sullegameia | sullegameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sullegaseiō | sullegaseia | sullegaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sullegateiō | sullegateia | sullegateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sulleganeiō | sulleganeia1×συλλέξωμεν | sulleganeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sullegaveiō | sullegaveia | sullegaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sullegaleiō | sullegaleia | sullegaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sullegomeiō | sullegomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sullegoseiō | sullegoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sullegoteiō | sullegoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sullegoneiō | sullegoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sullegoveiō | sullegoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sullegoleiō | sullegoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sullegasōr | sullegasar | sullegasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sullegatōr | sullegatar | sullegatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sullegavōr | sullegavar1×Συλλέξατε | sullegavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sullegalōr | sullegalar | sullegalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sullegosōr | sullegosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sullegotōr | sullegotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sullegovōr | sullegovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sullegolōr | sullegolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sullegamoiō | sullegamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sullegasoiō | sullegasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sullegatoiō | sullegatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sulleganoiō | sulleganoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sullegavoiō | sullegavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sullegaloiō | sullegaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sullegomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sullegosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sullegotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sullegonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sullegovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sullegoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sullegarō | sullegari | sullegara | sullegarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sullegorō | sullegorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sullegarōntos1× | sullegarintos | sullegarantos | sullegarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sullegorōntos | sullegorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
sulleg 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
sullegalō“gathered”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural2×
Matthew 7:16… toiu karpoiu autoiu epignōskevi autoin. mēti sullegalō apo akanthaiu stafulain ē apo triboloiu …… you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Luke 6:44… karpou gnōskotō; ouk gar ek akanthaiu sullegalō sukeim, oude ek batau stafulan trugalō.… own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
sullegotō“gathered”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 13:40“gathered”hōsper oun sullegotō teim zizanieim kai pure kaiotō, houtōs …As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it …
sullegali“gather”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 13:41“gather”… tou anthrōpou toin angeloin autou, kai sullegali ek tau basileiau autou panteim teim …… Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice …
sullegala“gathered”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 13:48“gathered”… anabibazarantois epi ton aigialon kai kathizarantois sullegala teim kaleim eis angeim, teim de …… was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.
sulleganeia“gather”happened · weaorist active subjunctive 1st person plural1×
Matthew 13:28“gather”… doulois auto legalō; Thelasō oun apercharantois sulleganeia auteim?… So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
sullegavar“gather”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 13:30“gather”… kairo tou therismou legami toi theristoi; Sullegavar prōtem teim zizanieim kai davar auteim …… At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into …
sullegarōntois“gathering”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Matthew 13:29“gathering”tos de fēatō; Ou, mēpote sullegarōntois teim zizanieim ekrizaveia hama autoi ton …‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.