Syllégō — G4816

Definition

verb

to collect

1. to gather up
2. in order to keep

Usually translated as

gather

Origin

from G4862 and G3004 in its original sense

• sýn (G4862)
• légō (G3004)

Occurrences

Syllégō occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (7), Luke (1)

• Matthew 7:16 — Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather (συλλέγουσιν) grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
• Matthew 13:28 — He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up (συλλέξωμεν)?
• Matthew 13:29 — But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up (συλλέγοντες) the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
• Matthew 13:30 — Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together (συλλέξατε) first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
• Matthew 13:40 — As therefore the tares are gathered (συλλέγεται) and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
• Matthew 13:41 — The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather (συλλέξουσιν) out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
• Matthew 13:48 — Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered (συνέλεξαν) the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
• Luke 6:44 — For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather (συλλέγουσιν) figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.