συναγωγήν

sunagogen

synagogue

from (the reduplicated form of) συνάγω; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church:--assembly, congregation, synagogue.

G4864

Luke 4:16 · Word #21

Lexicon G4864

Lemmaσυναγωγή
Transliterationsynagōgḗ
Strong'sG4864
In-contextsynagogue
Literalsynagogue

Morphology N ACC F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaσυναγωγή
Strong'sG4864

SIBI-P1 G4864-04

the gathering-assembly

Rootσυναγωγή (synagōgē)
Core Meaningsgathering, assembling, assembly, congregation, meeting-place
Semantic Rangean assembled group of people; a formal congregation; the Jewish synagogue as institution; the synagogue building as meeting place; by extension, an organized worshiping community.
Conceptual SignificanceIn Second Temple Judaism, the συναγωγή was the central מקום of communal gathering for Torah reading, prayer, and instruction. In the New Testament it signifies both Jewish communal life and, at times, a model or contrast for emerging Messiah-following assemblies.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,AFS = noun, accusative, feminine, singular. This form serves as the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions.
Rendering RationaleThe noun συναγωγή derives from συνάγω (“to gather together”), so "gathering-assembly" preserves the verbal root sense of a brought-together group. The form is accusative feminine singular (AFS), indicating a single gathering-assembly functioning as a direct object in its clause.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root συναγωγή (gathering, assembling, assembly, congregation, meeting-place)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G4864-01 sunagogais in the gathering-assemblies
G4864-02 sunagogas gatherings-together
G4864-03 sunagoge to the gathering-assembly

Word Usage (56 occurrences of G4864)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 4:23 συναγωγαῖς sunagogais
Matthew 6:2 συναγωγαῖς sunagogais
Matthew 6:5 συναγωγαῖς sunagogais