synagogue

Greek Noun Female

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)

synagogue

Greek Noun Female

συνᾰγωγ-ή, ἡ, a bringing together: I) of persons, ἀνδρὸς καὶ γυναικός [Refs 5th c.BC+]; collecting, ὄχλων, ἀνδρῶν, etc, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; assembling, meeting, τῶν λογιστῶν [Refs] I.2) assembly, [LXX+2nd c.BC+]; τῶν συνέδρων [Refs 1st c.BC+]; place of assembly, especially of the Jewish synagogue, [NT]; meeting-house, Μαρκιωνιστῶν [Refs 4th c.AD+]; conventicle, [Refs 4th c.AD+] II) of things, σ. [τῶν ἐκπεπταμένων] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to διαιρέσεις, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. πολέμου levying of war, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; gathering in of harvest, τοῦ σίτου [LXX+3rd c.BC+]; πύου Heras cited in [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; harvest, ἑορτὴ συναγωγῆς [LXX] II.2) drawing together, contracting, συναγωγὰς καὶ ἐκτάσεις στρατιᾶς forming an army in column or in line, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; contraction of ranks either in front or depth, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; αἱ τοῦ προσώπου σ. pursing up or wrinkling of the face, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; bringing together, closing up of a wound, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to διαστολή, [Refs]; σ. ἔχειν, σ. λαμβάνειν, ={συνάγεσθαι}, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.3) collection, τῶν νόμων καὶ τῶν πολιτειῶν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; of writings, [Refs 1st c.BC+] II.4) combination, [πολιτειῶν] [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.5) conclusion, inference, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; cogent reasoning, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; demonstration, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church; assembly, congregation, synagogue; from (the reduplicated form of) g4863 (συνάγω);