Word study · Greek
συναγωγή
sunagōgēG4864synagogue
Used 56 times in the tagged text.
What it means
- of things
- Of persons
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- συν-αγωγή, -ῆς, ἡ
- [in LXX chiefly for עֵדָה, also for קָהָל, etc. ;]
- prop., a bringing together;
- 1. of things,
- (a) a gathering in of harvest;
- (b) a collection of money.
- 2. Of persons,
- (a) a collecting, assembling (Polyb.);
- (b) an assembly (MM, xxiv; Deiss., LAE, 101 ff.): Rev.2:9 3:9; esp. of a Jewish religious assembly, a synagogue: Luk.12:11, Act.9:2, al.; of a Christian assembly, Jas.2:2. By meton., of the building in which the assembly is held, a synagogue: Mat.10:17, Mrk.1:21, al. (cf. Cremer, see word ἐκκλησία)
- SYN.: ἐκκλησία (which see) (AS)
Same idea, other words · Assembly and church
Ekklesia, 'church', was already the Greek Old Testament's word for Israel's assembly, so the New Testament church is described in the language of God's called-together people.
Where it appears
- Matthew9
- Mark8
- Luke15
- John2
- Acts19
- James1
- Revelation2
Every use · 1–50 of 56 · BSB
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,
Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:
As soon as Jesus and His companions had left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
and to have the chief seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,
Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him,
On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged.
In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice,
After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,
And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.
On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”
Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.
When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.
But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.
And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
After the synagogue was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.
At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue, where they spoke so well that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
For Moses has been proclaimed in every city from ancient times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.”
When they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.
As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day.
Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.
When they reached Ephesus, Paul parted ways with Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
Text, tags and lexicon: STEPBible.org (Tyndale House), CC BY 4.0.