Synagōgḗ — G4864

Definition

feminine noun

an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church

1. an assembly of men
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"
1. 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

Usually translated as

synagogue, assembly, congregation

Origin

from (the reduplicated form of) G4863

• synágō (G4863)

Occurrences

Synagōgḗ occurs 57 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (9), Mark (8), Luke (15), John (2), Acts (20), James (1), Revelation (2)

• Matthew 4:23 — And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues (συναγωγαῖς), and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
• Matthew 6:2 — Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues (συναγωγαῖς) and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
• Matthew 6:5 — And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues (συναγωγαῖς) and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
• Matthew 9:35 — And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues (συναγωγαῖς), and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
• Matthew 10:17 — But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues (συναγωγαῖς);
• Matthew 12:9 — And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue (συναγωγὴν):
• Matthew 13:54 — And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue (συναγωγῆ), insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
• Matthew 23:6 — And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues (συναγωγαῖς),
• Matthew 23:34 — Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues (συναγωγαῖς), and persecute them from city to city:
• Mark 1:21 — And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue (συναγωγὴν), and taught.
• Mark 1:23 — And there was in their synagogue (συναγωγῆ) a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
• Mark 1:29 — And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue (συναγωγῆς), they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
• Mark 1:39 — And he preached in their synagogues (συναγωγαῖς) throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
• Mark 3:1 — And he entered again into the synagogue (συναγωγὴν); and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
• Mark 6:2 — And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue (συναγωγῆ): and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
• Mark 12:39 — And the chief seats in the synagogues (συναγωγαῖς), and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
• Mark 13:9 — But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues (συναγωγὰς) ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
• Luke 4:15 — And he taught in their synagogues (συναγωγαῖς), being glorified of all.
• Luke 4:16 — And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue (συναγωγὴν) on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
• Luke 4:20 — And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue (συναγωγῆ) were fastened on him.
• Luke 4:28 — And all they in the synagogue (συναγωγῆ), when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
• Luke 4:33 — And in the synagogue (συναγωγῆ) there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
• Luke 4:38 — And he arose out of the synagogue (συναγωγῆς), and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
• Luke 4:44 — And he preached in the synagogues (συναγωγαῖς) of Galilee.
• Luke 6:6 — And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue (συναγωγὴν) and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
• Luke 7:5 — For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue (συναγωγὴν).
• Luke 8:41 — And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue (συναγωγῆς): and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:
• Luke 11:43 — Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues (συναγωγαῖς), and greetings in the markets.
• Luke 12:11 — And when they bring you unto the synagogues (συναγωγὰς), and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
• Luke 13:10 — And he was teaching in one of the synagogues (συναγωγῶν) on the sabbath.
• Luke 20:46 — Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues (συναγωγαῖς), and the chief rooms at feasts;
• Luke 21:12 — But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues (συναγωγὰς), and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
• John 6:59 — These things said he in the synagogue (συναγωγῆ), as he taught in Capernaum.
• John 18:20 — Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue (συναγωγῆ), and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.
• Acts 6:9 — Then there arose certain of the synagogue (συναγωγῆς), which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
• Acts 9:2 — And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues (συναγωγὰς), that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
• Acts 9:20 — And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues (συναγωγαῖς), that he is the Son of God.
• Acts 13:5 — And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues (συναγωγαῖς) of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
• Acts 13:14 — But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue (συναγωγὴν) on the sabbath day, and sat down.
• Acts 13:42 — And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue (συναγωγῆς), the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
• Acts 13:43 — Now when the congregation (συναγωγῆς) was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
• Acts 14:1 — And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue (συναγωγὴν) of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.
• Acts 15:21 — For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues (συναγωγαῖς) every sabbath day.
• Acts 17:1 — Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue (συναγωγῆ) of the Jews:
• Acts 17:10 — And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue (συναγωγὴν) of the Jews.
• Acts 17:17 — Therefore disputed he in the synagogue (συναγωγῆ) with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
• Acts 18:4 — And he reasoned in the synagogue (συναγωγῆ) every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
• Acts 18:7 — And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue (συναγωγῆ).
• Acts 18:19 — And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue (συναγωγὴν), and reasoned with the Jews.
• Acts 18:26 — And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue (συναγωγῆ): whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.