Strong's Lexicon
sunagógé: Synagogue, assembly, gathering
Original Word:συναγωγή
Part of Speech:Noun, Feminine
Transliteration:sunagógé
Pronunciation:soo-nag-o-GAY
Phonetic Spelling:(soon-ag-o-gay')
Definition:Synagogue, assembly, gathering
Meaning:an assembly, congregation, synagogue, either the place or the people gathered together in the place.
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek verb συνάγω (sunagó), meaning "to gather together" or "to assemble."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -H4150 מוֹעֵד (moed): Often translated as "appointed time" or "assembly," referring to gatherings for worship or festivals.
-H6951 קָהָל (qahal): Meaning "assembly" or "congregation," used for gatherings of the people of Israel.
Usage:The term "sunagógé" primarily refers to a gathering or assembly of people, particularly for religious purposes. In the New Testament, it is most commonly used to denote a Jewish place of worship and community gathering. The synagogue served as a center for prayer, reading of the Scriptures, teaching, and community activities.
Cultural and Historical Background:The synagogue emerged as a central institution in Jewish life during the Babylonian exile when the Temple in Jerusalem was inaccessible. By the time of Jesus, synagogues were well-established throughout the Jewish diaspora. They functioned not only as places of worship but also as centers for education and community governance. The synagogue played a crucial role in maintaining Jewish religious and cultural identity, especially in regions far from Jerusalem.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
sunagóDefinitiona bringing together, by ext. an assembling, hence a synagogue
NASB Translationassembly (1), synagogue (31), synagogues (24).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4864: συναγωγήσυναγωγή,
συναγωγῆς,
ἡ (
συνάγω), the
Sept. for
קָהָל and very often for
עֵדָה. In Greek writings
a bringing together, gathering (as of fruits), a contracting; an assembling together of men. In the N. T.
1.an assembly of men:τοῦΣατανᾶ, whom Satan governs,Revelation 2:9;Revelation 3:9.
2.a synagogue, i. e., a. "an assembly of Jews formally gathered together to offer prayer and listen to the reading and exposition of the Holy Scriptures"; assemblies of the sort were held every sabbath and feast-day, afterward also on the second and fifth days of every week (see references below):Luke 12:11;Acts 9:2;Acts 13:43;Acts 26:11; the name is transferred to an assembly of Christians formally gathered for religious purposes,James 2:2 (Epiphanius haer. 30, 18 says of the Jewish Christiansσυναγωγήνοὗτοικαλουσιτήνἑαυτῶνἐκκλησίανκαίοὐχίἐκκλησίαν (cf.Lightfoot on Philippians, p. 192)); (cf.Trench, Synonyms, § 1, and especially Harnack's elaborate note onHermas, mand. 11, 9 [ET] (less fully and accurately in Hilgenfeld's Zeitschr. f. wiss. Theol. for 1876, p. 102ff) respecting the use of the word by the church Fathers of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th centuries; cf. Hilgenfeld's comments on the same in his 'Hermae Pastor', edition alt., p. 183f).
b.the building where those solemn Jewish assemblies are held (Hebrewהַכְּנֶסֶתבֵּית, i. e. 'the house of assembly'). Synagogues seem to date their origin from the Babylonian exile. In the time of Jesus and the apostles every town, not only in Palestine but also among the Gentiles if it contained a considerable number of Jewish inhabitants, had at least one synagogue, the larger towns several or even many. That the Jews held trials and even inflicted punishments in them, is evident from such passages asMatthew 10:17;Matthew 23:34;Mark 13:9;Luke 12:11;Luke 21:12;Acts 9:2;Acts 22:19;Acts 26:11. They are further mentioned inMatthew 4:23;Matthew 6:2, 5;Matthew 9:35;Matthew 12:9;Matthew 13:54;Matthew 23:6;Mark 1:21, 23, 29, 39;Mark 3:1;Mark 6:2;Mark 12:39;Luke 4:15f, 20, 28, 33, 38, 44;Luke 6:6;Luke 7:5;Luke 8:41; ();;John 6:59;John 18:20 (here the anarthrous (soGLTTrWH) singular has an indefinite or generic force (R. V. textin synagogues));Acts 6:9;Acts 9:20;Acts 13:5, 14, 42Rec.; (Josephus, Antiquities 19, 6, 3;b. j. 2, 14, 4. (5; 7, 3, 8;Philo, qued omn. prob. book § 12)). Cf.Winers RWB, under the word Synagogen; Leyrer inHerzog edition 1, xv., p. 299ff;Schürer, N. T. Zeitgesch. § 27 (especially ii.); Kneucker inSchenkel v., p. 443f; (Hamburger, Real-Encycl. ii, p. 1142ff; Ginsburg in Alex.'s Kitto, under the word Synagogue; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, book iii, chapter x.).
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
assembly, congregation, synagogue.From (the reduplicated form of)sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church -- assembly, congregation, synagogue.
see GREEKsunago
Forms and Transliterations
συναγωγαί συναγωγαις συναγωγαίς συναγωγαῖς συναγωγας συναγωγάς συναγωγὰς συναγωγη συναγωγή συναγωγὴ συναγωγῇ συναγωγην συναγωγήν συναγωγὴν συναγωγης συναγωγής συναγωγῆς συναγωγων συναγωγών συναγωγῶν sunagogais sunagōgais sunagogas sunagōgas sunagoge sunagōgē sunagogen sunagōgēn sunagoges sunagōgēs sunagogon sunagōgōn synagogais synagogaîs synagōgais synagōgaîs synagogas synagogás synagogàs synagōgas synagōgás synagōgàs synagoge synagogḕ synagōgē synagōgḕ synagogêi synagōgē̂i synagogen synagogḗn synagogḕn synagōgēn synagōgḗn synagōgḕn synagoges synagogês synagōgēs synagōgē̂s synagogon synagogôn synagōgōn synagōgō̂nLinks
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