verb
sunkalamō
Strong’sG4779
I call together
stem sunkal-8 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 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.
συν-καλέω
(Rec. συγκ-), -ῶ, [in LXX for קרא;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4779 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -καλέωRefs 8th c.BC+, Attic dialect -καλῶRefs 5th c.BC+
1 call to council, convoke, convene, Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, NT+5th c.BC+
2 invite with others to a feast, σ. αὐτοῖς καὶ Ἀρτάβαζον 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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunkalatōσυγκαλεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | calls together | 2× |
| sunkalalōσυγκαλοῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | called together | 1× |
| sunkalalaσυνεκάλεσαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | called together | 1× |
| sunkaleraσυγκαλέσασθαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive | called together | 1× |
| sunkalerantosσυγκαλεσάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | called together | 3× |
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, 4 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 | sunkalamō | sunkalame | sunkalami | sunkalama | sunkalamē | sunkalamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalasō | sunkalase | sunkalasi | sunkalasa | sunkalasē | sunkalaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkalatō2×συγκαλεῖ | sunkalate | sunkalati | sunkalata | sunkalatē | sunkalatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunkalanō | sunkalane | sunkalani | sunkalana | sunkalanē | sunkalanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalavō | sunkalave | sunkalavi | sunkalava | sunkalavē | sunkalavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkalalō1×συγκαλοῦσιν | sunkalale | sunkalali | sunkalala1×συνεκάλεσαν | sunkalalē | sunkalalelē |
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 | sunkalomō | sunkalome | sunkalomē | sunkalomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalosō | sunkalose | sunkalosē | sunkaloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkalotō | sunkalote | sunkalotē | sunkalotelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunkalonō | sunkalone | sunkalonē | sunkalonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalovō | sunkalove | sunkalovē | sunkalovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkalolō | sunkalole | sunkalolē | sunkalolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkalemi | sunkalema |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalesi | sunkalesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkaleti | sunkaleta |
| we 1st person plural | sunkaleni | sunkalena |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalevi | sunkaleva |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkaleli | sunkalela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkalameiō | sunkalameia | sunkalameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalaseiō | sunkalaseia | sunkalaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkalateiō | sunkalateia | sunkalateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunkalaneiō | sunkalaneia | sunkalaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalaveiō | sunkalaveia | sunkalaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkalaleiō | sunkalaleia | sunkalaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkalomeiō | sunkalomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkaloseiō | sunkaloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkaloteiō | sunkaloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunkaloneiō | sunkaloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkaloveiō | sunkaloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkaloleiō | sunkaloleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkalemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkaleseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkaleteia |
| we 1st person plural | sunkaleneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkaleveia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkaleleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalasōr | sunkalasar | sunkalasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkalatōr | sunkalatar | sunkalatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalavōr | sunkalavar | sunkalavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkalalōr | sunkalalar | sunkalalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalosōr | sunkalosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkalotōr | sunkalotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalovōr | sunkalovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkalolōr | sunkalolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkaletar |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalevar |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkalelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkalamoiō | sunkalamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalasoiō | sunkalasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkalatoiō | sunkalatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunkalanoiō | sunkalanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalavoiō | sunkalavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkalaloiō | sunkalaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkalomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkalotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | sunkalonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkaloloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkalemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkaletoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunkalenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkaleloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunkalarō | sunkalari | sunkalara | sunkalarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sunkalorō | sunkalorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sunkaleri | sunkalera1×συγκαλέσασθαι |
Used as an adjective — participle, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunkalarōntos | sunkalarintos | sunkalarantos | sunkalarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | sunkalorōntos | sunkalorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sunkalerintos | sunkalerantos3×συγκαλεσάμενος |
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
sunkal 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
sunkalatō“calls together”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 15:6kai ercharantos eis ton oikon sunkalatō toin filoin kai toin geitonoin, legarōntos …comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell …
Luke 15:9kai heuriskarantas sunkalatō tain filain kai geitonain legarōntas; Sunchairivar …And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say …
sunkalalō“called together”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 15:16“called together”… tau aulau, hem atō praitōriem, kai sunkalalō holan tan speiran.… away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
sunkalala“called together”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 5:21“called together”… tos archierevos kai tois sun auto sunkalala tem sunedriem kai pantan tan gerousian …… people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin— the full assembly of the elders of Israel— and sent to the jail for …
sunkalera“called together”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Acts 28:17Geneta de meta hēmerain treis sunkalera auton toin arōntoin toiu Ioudaioiu prōtoin; …After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When …
sunkalerantos“called together”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine3×
Luke 9:1Sunkalerantos de toin dōdeka dōata autoi dunamian …Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority …
Luke 23:13Pilatos de sunkalerantos toin archierevoin kai toin archontoin kai …Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and …
Acts 10:24… tos de Kornēlios ate prosdokarōntos autoin sunkalerantos toin sungenoin autou kai toin anankaioin …… Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.