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Lexicon :: Strong's G4864 - synagōgē

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συναγωγή
Transliteration
synagōgē (Key)
Pronunciation
soon-ag-o-gay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From (the reduplicated form of) συνάγω (G4863)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:798,1108

Trench's Synonyms: i. Ἐκκλησία, συναγωγή, πανήγυρις.

Strong’s Definitions

συναγωγή synagōgḗ, soon-ag-o-gay'; from (the reduplicated form of) G4863; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church:—assembly, congregation, synagogue.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x

The KJV translates Strong's G4864 in the following manner: synagogue (55x), congregation (1x), assembly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x
The KJV translates Strong's G4864 in the following manner: synagogue (55x), congregation (1x), assembly (1x).

  1. a bringing together, gathering (as of fruits), a contracting

  2. in the NT, an assembling together of men, an assembly of men

  3. a synagogue

    1. an assembly of Jews formally gathered together to offer prayers and listen to the reading and expositions of the scriptures; assemblies of that sort were held every sabbath and feast day, afterwards also on the second and fifth days of every week; name transferred to an assembly of Christians formally gathered together for religious purposes

    2. the buildings where those solemn Jewish assemblies are held. Synagogues seem to date their origin from the Babylonian exile. In the times 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. These were also used for trials and inflicting punishment.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
συναγωγή synagōgḗ, soon-ag-o-gay'; from (the reduplicated form of) G4863; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church:—assembly, congregation, synagogue.
STRONGS G4864:
συναγωγή, 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: τοῦ Σατανᾶ, 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 Christians συναγωγήν οὗτοι καλουσι τήν ἑαυτῶν ἐκκλησίαν καί οὐχί ἐκκλησίαν (cf. Lightfoot on Philippians, p. 192)); (cf. Trench, Synonyms, § 1, and especially Harnack's elaborate note on Hermas, 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 (Hebrew הַכְּנֶסֶת בֵּית, 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 as Matthew 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 in Matthew 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; (Luke 11:43); Luke 13:10; 20:46; John 6:59; John 18:20 (here the anarthrous (so G L T Tr WH) singular has an indefinite or generic force (R. V. text in synagogues)); Acts 6:9; Acts 9:20; Acts 13:5, 14, 42 Rec.; Acts 14:1; 15:21; 17:1,10,17; 18:4,7,19,26; 19:8; 24:12; 26:11 (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 in Herzog edition 1, xv., p. 299ff; Schürer, N. T. Zeitgesch. § 27 (especially ii.); Kneucker in Schenkel 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.).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:23; 6:2; 6:5; 9:35; 10:17; 12:9; 13:54; 23:6; 23:34
Mark
1:21; 1:23; 1:29; 1:39; 3:1; 6:2; 12:39; 13:9
Luke
4:15; 4:20; 4:28; 4:33; 4:38; 4:44; 6:6; 7:5; 8:41; 11:43; 12:11; 12:11; 13:10; 20:46; 21:12
John
6:59; 18:20
Acts
6:9; 9:2; 9:2; 9:20; 13:5; 13:14; 13:42; 13:43; 14:1; 15:21; 17:1; 17:10; 17:17; 18:4; 18:7; 18:19; 18:26; 19:8; 22:19; 24:12; 26:11; 26:11; 26:11
James
2:2
Revelation
2:9; 3:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4864 matches the Greek συναγωγή (synagōgē),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in 'Act' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:9 - Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyre'nians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cili'cia and Asia, arose and disputed with Stephen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2 - and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:20 - And in the synagogues immediately he proclaimed Jesus, saying, "He is the Son of God."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:5 - When they arrived at Sal'amis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:14 - but they passed on from Perga and came to Antioch of Pisid'ia. And on the sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:42 - As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:43

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:43 - And when the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 14:1 - Now at Ico'nium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue, and so spoke that a great company believed, both of Jews and of Greeks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:21 - For from early generations Moses has had in every city those who preach him, for he is read every sabbath in the synagogues."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:1 - Now when they had passed through Amphip'olis and Apollo'nia, they came to Thessaloni'ca, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:10 - The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroe'a; and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:17 - So he argued in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the market place every day with those who chanced to be there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:4 - And he argued in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:7 - And he left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God; his house was next door to the synagogue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:19 - And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself went into the synagogue and argued with the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 18:26 - He began to speak boldly in the synagogue; but when Priscilla and Aq'uila heard him, they took him and expounded to him the way of God more accurately.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:8 - And he entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, arguing and pleading about the kingdom of God;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:19 - And I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:12 - and they did not find me disputing with any one or stirring up a crowd, either in the temple or in the synagogues, or in the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:11 - And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme; and in raging fury against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
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