verb
sunerchamō
Greekσυνέρχομαι (sunerchomai)
Strong’sG4905
I come or go with, accompany, assemble
stem sunerch-30 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books20 forms occur
Translated as
2 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.
What it means
συν-έρχομαι
[in LXX for הלךְ, בּוֹא, אסף ni., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4905 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoon-er'-khom-ahee
to convene, depart in company with, associate with, or (specially), cohabit (conjugally)
King Jamesaccompany, assemble (with), come (together), come (company, go) with, resort.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunerchetōσυνέρχεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | gathered | 1× |
| sunerchevōσυνέρχεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural | come together | 1× |
| sunerchelōσυνέρχονται | happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural | assembled | 2× |
| sunercheteσυνήρχετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular | gathered | 1× |
| sunercheleσυνήρχοντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural | gathering | 1× |
| sunerchataσυνῆλθεν | happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular | went with | 2× |
| sunerchalaσυνῆλθον | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | went | 3× |
| sunerchalelēσυνεληλύθεισαν | had happened · theypluperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | come together | 1× |
| sunercheveiōσυνέρχησθε | happening now · yepresent middle subjunctive 2nd person plural | come together | 2× |
| sunerchateiaσυνέλθῃ | happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular | comes | 1× |
| sunercharaσυνελθεῖν | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | go with | 3× |
| sunercherōtoisσυνερχόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine | come together | 1× |
| sunercherōtoiuσυνερχομένων | happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine | come together | 2× |
| sunercharatonσυνελθόντα | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine | gone with | 1× |
| sunercharatoisσυνελθόντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | come together | 1× |
| sunercharatoinσυνελθόντας | happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine | came with | 1× |
| sunercharatoiuσυνελθόντων | happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine | assembled | 3× |
| sunercharataiσυνελθούσαις | happened · to, foraorist active participle dative plural feminine | gathered | 1× |
| sunercharētaisσυνεληλυθυῖαι | has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural feminine | come with | 1× |
| sunercharētoinσυνεληλυθότας | has happened · objectperfect active participle accusative plural masculine | assembled | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 12 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 | sunerchamō | sunerchame | sunerchami | sunerchama | sunerchamē | sunerchamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunerchasō | sunerchase | sunerchasi | sunerchasa | sunerchasē | sunerchaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunerchatō | sunerchate | sunerchati | sunerchata2×συνῆλθεν | sunerchatē | sunerchatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunerchanō | sunerchane | sunerchani | sunerchana | sunerchanē | sunerchanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunerchavō | sunerchave | sunerchavi | sunerchava | sunerchavē | sunerchavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunerchalō | sunerchale | sunerchali | sunerchala3×συνῆλθον | sunerchalē | sunerchalelē1×συνεληλύθεισαν |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunerchemō | sunercheme | sunerchemi | sunerchema | sunerchemē | sunerchemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunerchesō | sunerchese | sunerchesi | sunerchesa | sunerchesē | sunercheselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunerchetō1×συνέρχεται | sunerchete1×συνήρχετο | sunercheti | sunercheta | sunerchetē | sunerchetelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunerchenō | sunerchene | sunercheni | sunerchena | sunerchenē | sunerchenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunerchevō1×συνέρχεσθε | sunercheve | sunerchevi | sunercheva | sunerchevē | sunerchevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunerchelō2×συνέρχονται | sunerchele1×συνήρχοντο | sunercheli | sunerchela | sunerchelē | sunerchelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 3 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunerchameiō | sunerchameia | sunerchameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunerchaseiō | sunerchaseia | sunerchaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunerchateiō | sunerchateia1×συνέλθῃ | sunerchateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunerchaneiō | sunerchaneia | sunerchaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunerchaveiō | sunerchaveia | sunerchaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunerchaleiō | sunerchaleia | sunerchaleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunerchemeiō | sunerchemeia | sunerchemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunercheseiō | sunercheseia | sunercheseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunercheteiō | sunercheteia | sunercheteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunercheneiō | sunercheneia | sunercheneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunercheveiō2×συνέρχησθε | sunercheveia | sunercheveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunercheleiō | sunercheleia | sunercheleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunerchasōr | sunerchasar | sunerchasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunerchatōr | sunerchatar | sunerchatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunerchavōr | sunerchavar | sunerchavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunerchalōr | sunerchalar | sunerchalēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunerchesōr | sunerchesar | sunerchesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunerchetōr | sunerchetar | sunerchetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunerchevōr | sunerchevar | sunerchevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunerchelōr | sunerchelar | sunerchelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunerchamoiō | sunerchamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunerchasoiō | sunerchasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunerchatoiō | sunerchatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunerchanoiō | sunerchanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunerchavoiō | sunerchavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunerchaloiō | sunerchaloia |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunerchemoiō | sunerchemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunerchesoiō | sunerchesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunerchetoiō | sunerchetoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunerchenoiō | sunerchenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunerchevoiō | sunerchevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunercheloiō | sunercheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunercharō | sunerchari | sunerchara3×συνελθεῖν | sunercharē |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sunercherō | sunercheri | sunerchera | sunercherē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 12 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunercharōtos | sunercharitos | sunercharatos7× | sunercharētos2× |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sunercherōtos3× | sunercheritos | sunercheratos | sunercherētos |
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
sunerch 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
30 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunerchetō“gathered”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 3:20“gathered”Kai erchetō eis oikon; kai sunerchetō palin tos ochlos, hōste mē dunerō autoin mēde arton esthiara.Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
sunerchevō“come together”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
1 Corinthians 11:17“come together”Houtem de parangellarōtos ouk epainamō hoti ouk eis tem kreittōnem alla eis tem hēssōnem sunerchevō.In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
sunerchelō“assembled”happening now · theypresent middle indicative 3rd person plural2×
Mark 14:53“assembled”Kai apagala ton Iēsun pros ton archierevon, kai sunerchelō pantois tois archierevois kai tois presbuterois kai tois grammatevois.They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders, and scribes assembled.
John 18:20“come together”apokrinita auto Iēsus; Mis parrēsia lalamē to kosmo; mis pantote didaskama en sunagōga kai en te hiere, hopou pantois tois Ioudaiois sunerchelō, kai en krupte lalama oudenem;“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
sunerchete“gathered”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 5:16“gathered”sunerchete de kai tem plēthem taiu perix politaiu Ierousalēm, ferarōtois asthenoin kai ochlirōtoin hupo pneumeiu akatharteiu, hotinois therapeuile hapantois.Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
sunerchele“gathering”was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Luke 5:15“gathering”dierchete de mallon tos logos peri autou, kai sunerchele ochlois pollois akouarō kai therapeuirō apo taiu astheniaiu autoiu;But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
sunerchata“went with”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Acts 2:6“came together”gineratau de tau fōnau houtau sunerchata tem plēthem kai sunchita, hoti akouale henos hekastos ta idia dialekta lalarōtoiu autoiu;And when this sound rang out, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard them speaking his own language.
Acts 9:39“went with”anistanaratos de Petros sunerchata autoi; hon paragineraton anagala eis tem huperōem, kai paristanala auto pantais tais chērais klaiarōtais kai epideiknuerōtais chitōnoin kai himatieim hoseim poiate meta autaiu arōtas tas Dorkadas.So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
sunerchala“went”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural3×
Acts 10:23“accompanied”eiskaleratos oun autoin xenizata. Ta de epaurion anistanaratos exerchata sun autoi, kai tinois toiu adelfoiu toiu apo Ioppau sunerchala auto.So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
Acts 10:45“come with”kai existanala tois ek peritomau pistois hosois sunerchala to Petro, hoti kai epi teim ethneim tas dōreas teu hagieu pneumeu ekchitē;All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
Acts 21:16“went”sunerchala de kai toiu mathētoiu apo Kaisareiau sun ni, agarōtois para ho xenizineia Mnasōno tino Kuprio, archaio mathēto.Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
sunerchalelē“come together”had happened · theypluperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 19:32“come together”allois men oun allem tinem krazale, ate gar tas ekklēsas sunchirētas, kai tois polloterois ouk oidalelē tineu heneka sunerchalelē.Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
sunercheveiō“come together”happening now · yepresent middle subjunctive 2nd person plural2×
1 Corinthians 11:34“come together”ei tinos peinatō, en oiko esthiatōr, hina mē eis krimem sunercheveiō. Teim de loipeim hōs an erchameia diatassemi.If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
1 Corinthians 14:26“come together”Tinem oun atō, adelfoir? hotan sunercheveiō, hekastos psalmon echatō, didachan echatō, apokalupsian echatō, glōssan echatō, hermēneian echatō; panteim pros oikodoman ginetōr.What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
sunerchateia“comes”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 14:23“comes”ean oun sunerchateia tas ekklēsas holas epi tem autem kai pantois lalaleiō glōssai, eiserchaleia de idiōtois ē apistois, ouk legali hoti mainevō?So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
sunerchara“go with”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive3×
Matthew 1:18“came together”Tou de Iēsu christou tas genesias houtōs ate. mnēsteuiratau tau mētērau autou Mariau to Iōsēf, prin ē sunerchara autoin heuriskita en gastēra echarōtas ek pneumeu hagieu.This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
Acts 11:12“go with”legata de tem pneumem mi sunerchara autoi mēdenem diakrinaraton. erchala de sun mi kai tois hex adelfois houtois, kai eiserchana eis ton oikon tou anērou.The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.
Acts 22:30“assemble”Ta de epaurion boulerōtos gnōskara tem asfalem tem tinem katēgoritō hupo toiu Ioudaioiu luata auton, kai keleuata sunerchara toin archierevoin kai pantem tem sunedriem, kai katagaratos ton Paulon histanata eis autoin.The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
sunercherōtois“come together”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
1 Corinthians 11:33“come together”Hōste, adelfoir mu, sunercherōtois eis tem esthiara allēloin ekdechevōr.So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
sunercherōtoiu“come together”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle participle genitive plural masculine2×
1 Corinthians 11:18“come together”prōtem men gar sunercherōtoiu vu en ekklēsa akouamō schismeim en vi huparcharō, kai merem tinem pisteuamō.First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
1 Corinthians 11:20“come together”sunercherōtoiu oun vu epi tem autem ouk atō kuriakem deipnem esthiara,Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
sunercharaton“gone with”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative singular masculine1×
Acts 15:38“gone with”Paulos de axiate, ton afistanaraton apo autoiu apo Pamfuliau kai mē sunercharaton autoi eis tem ergem, mē sumparalambarō houton.But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
sunercharatois“come together”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 1:6“come together”Tois men oun sunercharatois erōtale auton legarōtois; Kurior, ei en to chrono houto apokathistanasō tan basileian to Israēl?So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
sunercharatoin“came with”happened · objectaorist active participle accusative plural masculine1×
John 11:33“came with”Iēsus oun hōs horata autan klaiarōtan kai toin sunercharatoin auta Ioudaioin klaiarōtoin embrimeta te pneume kai tarassata heauton,When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
sunercharatoiu“assembled”happened · of, belonging toaorist active participle genitive plural masculine3×
Acts 1:21“accompanied”datō oun toiu sunercharatoiu ni anēroiu en panto chrono ho eiserchata kai exerchata epi nin tos kurios Iēsus,Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
Acts 25:17“assembled”sunercharatoiu oun enthade anabolan mēdenan poieratos ta hexēs kathizaratos epi teu bēmeu keleuama agira ton anēron;So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.
Acts 28:17“assembled”Gineta de meta hēmerain treis sunkalera auton toin arōtoin toiu Ioudaioiu prōtoin; sunercharatoiu de autoiu legate pros autoin; Mis, anēroir adelfoir, oudenem enantiem poiaratos to lao ē tei ethei tei patrōei desmios ek Hierosolumeiu paradōima eis tain cheirain toiu Rōmaioiu,After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
sunercharatai“gathered”happened · to, foraorist active participle dative plural feminine1×
Acts 16:13“gathered”ta tē hēmera teiu sabbateiu exerchana exō tau pulau para potamon hou nomizane proseuchan arō, kai kathizaratois lalane tai sunercharatai gunaikai.On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
sunercharētais“come with”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural feminine1×
Luke 23:55“come with”katakoloutharatais de tais gunaikais, hotinais ale sunercharētais ek tau Galilaiau auto, theasela tem mnēmeiem kai hōs tithita tem sōmem autou,The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
sunercharētoin“assembled”has happened · objectperfect active participle accusative plural masculine1×
Acts 10:27“assembled”kai sunomilarōtos auto eiserchata, kai heuriskatō sunercharētoin polloin,As Peter talked with him, he went inside and found many people gathered together.