verb
sunkalamō
Greekσυγκαλέω (sunkaleō)
Strong’sG4779
I call together
stem sunkal-8 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| 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× |
| sunkaleratosσυγκαλεσάμενος | 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 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 | sunkalemō | sunkaleme | sunkalemi | sunkalema | sunkalemē | sunkalemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalesō | sunkalese | sunkalesi | sunkalesa | sunkalesē | sunkaleselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkaletō | sunkalete | sunkaleti | sunkaleta | sunkaletē | sunkaletelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunkalenō | sunkalene | sunkaleni | sunkalena | sunkalenē | sunkalenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalevō | sunkaleve | sunkalevi | sunkaleva | sunkalevē | sunkalevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkalelō | sunkalele | sunkaleli | sunkalela | sunkalelē | sunkalelelē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkalemeiō | sunkalemeia | sunkalemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkaleseiō | sunkaleseia | sunkaleseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkaleteiō | sunkaleteia | sunkaleteiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunkaleneiō | sunkaleneia | sunkaleneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkaleveiō | sunkaleveia | sunkaleveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkaleleiō | sunkaleleia | sunkaleleiē |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalesōr | sunkalesar | sunkalesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkaletōr | sunkaletar | sunkaletēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalevōr | sunkalevar | sunkalevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkalelōr | sunkalelar | sunkalelēr |
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 or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunkalemoiō | sunkalemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunkalesoiō | sunkalesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunkaletoiō | sunkaletoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunkalenoiō | sunkalenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunkalevoiō | sunkalevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunkaleloiō | 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 or for itself middle voice | sunkalerō | sunkaleri | sunkalera1×συγκαλέσασθαι | sunkalerē |
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 | sunkalarōtos | sunkalaritos | sunkalaratos | sunkalarētos |
| acts on or for itself middle voice | sunkalerōtos | sunkaleritos | sunkaleratos3×συγκαλεσάμενος | sunkalerētos |
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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunkalatō“calls together”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular2×
Luke 15:6“calls together”kai ercharatos eis ton oikon sunkalatō toin filoin kai toin geitōnoin, legarōtos autoi; Sunchairivar mi hoti heuriskama tem probatem mu tem apolluarētem.comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’
Luke 15:9“calls together”kai heuriskaratas sunkalatō tain filain kai geitōnain legarōtas; Sunchairivar mi hoti heuriskama tan drachman han apolluama.And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
sunkalalō“called together”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Mark 15:16“called together”Tois de stratiōtois apagala auton esō tau aulau, hem atō praitōriem, kai sunkalalō holan tan speiran.Then the soldiers led Jesus 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”akouaratois de eiserchala hupo ton orthron eis tem hierem kai didaskale. Paragineratos de tos archierevos kai tois sun auto sunkalala tem sunedriem kai pantan tan gerousian toiu huioiu Israēl, kai apostelala eis tem desmōtēriem agira autoin.At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the 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 the apostles.
sunkalera“called together”happened · the “to …” formaorist middle infinitive1×
Acts 28:17“called together”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.
sunkaleratos“called together”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine3×
Luke 9:1“called … together”Sunkaleratos de toin dōdeka dōata autoi dunamian kai exousian epi panteim teim daimoneim kai nosain therapeuarō,Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
Luke 23:13“called together”Pilatos de sunkaleratos toin archierevoin kai toin archōnoin kai ton laonThen Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
Acts 10:24“called together”ta de epaurion eiserchata eis tan Kaisareian. tos de Kornēlios ate prosdokarōtos autoin sunkaleratos toin sungenoin autou kai toin anankaioin filoin.The following day he arrived in Caesarea, where Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends.