Lexicon
sunerchomai: To come together, to assemble, to gather
Original Word: συνέρχομαι
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sunerchomai
Pronunciation: soon-er'-khom-ahee
Phonetic Spelling: (soon-er'-khom-ahee)
Definition: To come together, to assemble, to gather
Meaning: I come or go with, accompany; I come together, assemble.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
accompany, assemble
From sun and erchomai; to convene, depart in company with, associate with, or (specially), cohabit (conjugally) -- accompany, assemble (with), come (together), come (company, go) with, resort.
see GREEK sun
see GREEK erchomai
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
sun and
erchomaiDefinitionto come together, by ext. to accompany
NASB Translationaccompanied (2), assemble (2), assembled (3), assembles (1), came (3), came together (3), come (1), come together (7), coming together (1), gathered (1), gathered together (1), gathering (1), go (1), gone (1), meet (1), went (1).
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4905: συνέρχομαισυνέρχομαι; imperfect
συνηρχομην; 2 aorist
συνῆλθον, once (
Acts 10:45 T Tr WH) 3 person plural
συνῆλθαν (see
ἀπέρχομαι, at the beginning); perfect participle
συνεληλυθως; pluperfect 3 person plural
συνεληλύθεισαν; from
Homer down (Iliad 10, 224 in tmesis);
1. to come together, i. e., a. to assemble: absolutely, Mark 3:20; Acts 1:6; Acts 2:6; Acts 10:27; Acts 16:13; Acts 19:32; Acts 21:22; ( G L T Tr WH); ; (1 Corinthians 14:20; followed by ἐκ with the genitive of place, Luke 5:17 Lachmann text); followed by εἰς with an accusative of the place, Acts 5:16; πρός τινα, Mark 6:33 Rec.; ἐπί τό αὐτό (see ἐπί, C. I. 1 d.), 1 Corinthians 11:20; 1 Corinthians 14:23 (here L text ἔλθῃ); with a dative of the person with one, which so far as the sense is concerned is equivalent to unto one (for examples from Greek writings see Passow, under the word, 2; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, II. 1 and 3; cf. Winer's Grammar, 215 (202))), Mark 14:53 (here T WH text omit; Tr marginal reading brackets the dative); John 11:33; with adverbs of place: ἐνθάδε, Acts 25:17; ὅπου, John 18:20; (followed by an infinitive of purpose, Luke 5:15); followed by εἰς — indicating either the end, as εἰς τό φαγεῖν, 1 Corinthians 11:33; or the result, 1 Corinthians 11:17, 34; ἐν ἐκκλησία, in sacred assembly (R. V. marginal reading in congregation), 1 Corinthians 11:18 (Winers Grammar, § 50, 4 a.). b. Like the Latinconvenio equivalent tocoeo: of conjugal cohabitation, Matthew 1:18 (but cf. Weiss at the passage (and the opinions in Meyer)) (Xenophon, mem. 2, 2, 4; Diodorus 8, 58; Philo de caritat. § 14; de fortitud. § 7; de speciall. legg. § 4; Josephus, Antiquities 7, 8, 1 and 7, 9, 5; Apollod. Bibl. 1, 3, 3); with ἐπί τό αὐτό added, 1 Corinthians 7:5 Rec.
2. to go (depart) or come with one, to accompany one (see ἔρχομαι, II., p. 252a): τίνι, with one, Luke 23:55 (Tr text brackets the dative); Acts 1:21 (here A. V. company with); ; with εἰς τό ἔργον added, Acts 15:38; σύν τίνι, Acts 21:16.
Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: From the preposition σύν (syn, meaning "with" or "together") and the verb ἔρχομαι (erchomai, meaning "to come" or "to go").Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for συνέρχομαι, similar concepts of gathering and assembly can be found in Hebrew terms such as קָהַל (qahal, Strong's 6950) meaning "to assemble" or "to gather," and יָסַף (yasaph, Strong's 3254) which can mean "to add" or "to gather together."
This entry provides a comprehensive understanding of συνέρχομαι, emphasizing its significance in the communal and spiritual life of early Christians as depicted in the New Testament.
Usage: The term is used in various contexts in the New Testament, often describing the gathering of people for a specific purpose, such as worship, fellowship, or communal decision-making. It can also refer to the coming together of events or circumstances.
Context: • New Testament Context: The verb συνέρχομαι appears in several New Testament passages, illustrating the communal and relational aspects of early Christian life. For instance, in Acts 1:6, the disciples "came together" to ask Jesus about the restoration of the kingdom to Israel. This reflects a physical gathering with a shared spiritual inquiry.
• Worship and Fellowship: In 1 Corinthians 11:18, Paul addresses the Corinthian church, noting, "when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you." Here, συνέρχομαι underscores the importance of unity and harmony within the body of Christ during communal worship and the Lord's Supper.
• Decision-Making and Counsel: In Acts 15:6, the apostles and elders "came together to consider" the matter of Gentile believers and the law, highlighting the use of συνέρχομαι in contexts of collective decision-making and discernment.
• Broader Implications: Beyond physical gatherings, συνέρχομαι can also imply a convergence of ideas or purposes, as seen in the broader narrative of the New Testament where believers are called to unite in faith and mission.
Forms and Transliterations
συνελεύσομαι συνελεύσονται συνεληλυθεισαν συνεληλύθεισαν συνεληλυθοτας συνεληλυθότας συνεληλυθυιαι συνεληλυθυίαι συνεληλυθυῖαι συνελθειν συνελθείν συνελθεῖν συνελθη συνέλθη συνέλθῃ συνελθόν συνελθοντα συνελθόντα συνελθοντας συνελθόντας συνελθοντες συνελθόντες συνελθοντων συνελθόντων συνελθουσαις συνελθούσαις συνέλθωμεν συνερχεσθε συνέρχεσθε συνερχεται συνέρχεται συνερχησθε συνέρχησθε συνερχομενοι συνερχόμενοι συνερχομενων συνερχομένων συνερχονται συνέρχονται συνηλθαν συνῆλθαν συνηλθε συνήλθε συνῆλθε συνήλθεν συνῆλθεν συνήλθομεν συνήλθον συνῆλθον συνήλθοσαν συνηρχετο συνήρχετο συνηρχοντο συνήρχοντο sunelelutheisan sunelēlutheisan suneleluthotas sunelēluthotas suneleluthuiai sunelēluthuiai sunelthan sunēlthan sunelthe sunelthē sunelthein sunelthen sunēlthen sunelthon sunēlthon sunelthonta sunelthontas sunelthontes sunelthonton sunelthontōn sunelthousais sunerchesthe sunerchēsthe sunerchetai sunercheto sunērcheto sunerchomenoi sunerchomenon sunerchomenōn sunerchontai sunerchonto sunērchonto synelelytheisan synelelýtheisan synelēlytheisan synelēlýtheisan synelelythotas synelelythótas synelēlythotas synelēlythótas synelelythuiai synelēlythuiai synelelythyîai synelēlythyîai synelthan synêlthan synēlthan synē̂lthan synelthe synelthē synélthei synélthēi synelthein syneltheîn synelthen synêlthen synēlthen synē̂lthen synelthon synêlthon synēlthon synē̂lthon synelthonta synelthónta synelthontas synelthóntas synelthontes synelthóntes synelthonton synelthontōn synelthónton synelthóntōn synelthousais synelthoúsais synerchesthe synerchēsthe synérchesthe synérchēsthe synerchetai synérchetai synercheto synērcheto synḗrcheto synerchomenoi synerchómenoi synerchomenon synerchomenōn synerchoménon synerchoménōn synerchontai synérchontai synerchonto synērchonto synḗrchontoLinks
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