656. aposunagógos

Lexicon

aposunagógos: Expelled from the synagogue

Original Word: ἀποσυνάγωγος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: aposunagógos
Pronunciation: ah-po-soo-NAH-gohs
Phonetic Spelling: (ap-os-oon-ag'-o-gos)
Definition: Expelled from the synagogue
Meaning: away from the synagogue, expelled from the synagogue, excommunicated.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

put out of the synagogues.

From apo and sunagoge; excommunicated -- (put) out of the synagogue(-s).

see GREEK apo

see GREEK sunagoge

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from apo and sunagógé
Definition
expelled from the congregation
NASB Translation
outcasts from the synagogue (1), put out of the synagogue (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 656: ἀποσυνάγωγος

ἀποσυνάγωγος, ἀποσυναγωγον (συναγωγή, which see), excluded from the sacred assemblies of the Israelites; excommunicated, (A. V. put out of the synagogue): John 9:22; John 12:42; John 16:2. Whether it denotes also exclusion from all contact with Israelites (2 Esdr. 10:8), must apparently be left in doubt; cf. Winers (or Riehm) RWB under the word Bann; Wieseler on Galatians 1:8, p. 45ff (reproduced by Prof. Riddle in Schaff's Lange's Romans, pp. 304-306; cf. B. D. under the word ). (Not found in secular authors.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek preposition ἀπό (apo, meaning "from" or "away") and the noun συναγωγή (synagoge, meaning "synagogue" or "assembly").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀποσυνάγωγος, the concept of excommunication or being cut off from the community can be related to Hebrew terms such as כָּרַת (karath, Strong's Hebrew 3772), which means "to cut off" or "to cut down," often used in the context of being cut off from the people of Israel.

Usage: The word ἀποσυνάγωγος is used in the New Testament to describe the social and religious consequences faced by individuals who were expelled from the synagogue, often due to their belief in Jesus as the Messiah. This expulsion was a significant form of social ostracism in the Jewish community of the time.

Context: The term ἀποσυνάγωγος appears in the New Testament in the context of the early Christian experience within the Jewish community. It is specifically mentioned in the Gospel of John, highlighting the tension between the followers of Jesus and the Jewish religious authorities. The expulsion from the synagogue was not merely a religious penalty but also a social one, as the synagogue was central to Jewish communal life.

In John 9:22, the parents of the man born blind, whom Jesus healed, feared acknowledging Jesus as the Christ because "the Jews had already determined that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue." Similarly, in John 12:42, many of the leaders believed in Jesus, but "because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue." Finally, in John 16:2, Jesus warns His disciples, "They will put you out of the synagogues; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God."

The expulsion from the synagogue was a severe consequence for early Jewish Christians, as it meant being cut off from the religious, social, and economic life of the Jewish community. This form of persecution underscored the growing divide between traditional Jewish beliefs and the emerging Christian faith.

Forms and Transliterations

απεσχίσθη αποσυναγωγοι αποσυνάγωγοι ἀποσυνάγωγοι αποσυναγωγος αποσυνάγωγος ἀποσυνάγωγος αποσυναγωγους αποσυναγώγους ἀποσυναγώγους αποσυριείς αποσφραγήτε αποσφράγισμα αποσχίσθητε aposunagogoi aposunagōgoi aposunagogos aposunagōgos aposunagogous aposunagōgous aposynagogoi aposynagōgoi aposynágogoi aposynágōgoi aposynagogos aposynagōgos aposynágogos aposynágōgos aposynagogous aposynagōgous aposynagṓgous

Englishman's Concordance

John 9:22 Adj-NMS
GRK: ὁμολογήσῃ Χριστόν ἀποσυνάγωγος γένηται
NAS: Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.
KJV: he should be put out of the synagogue.
INT: should confess Christ put out of the synagogue he should be

John 12:42 Adj-NMP
GRK: ἵνα μὴ ἀποσυνάγωγοι γένωνται
NAS: [Him], for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue;
KJV: they should be put out of the synagogue:
INT: that not put out of the synagogue they might be

John 16:2 Adj-AMP
GRK: ἀποσυναγώγους ποιήσουσιν ὑμᾶς
NAS: They will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour
KJV: you out of the synagogues: yea,
INT: Out of the synagogues they will put you

Strong's Greek 656
3 Occurrences

ἀποσυνάγωγοι — 1 Occ.
ἀποσυνάγωγος — 1 Occ.
ἀποσυναγώγους — 1 Occ.