4779. sugkaleó
Strong's Lexicon
sugkaleó: to call together, to summon

Original Word: συγκαλέω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sugkaleó
Pronunciation: soong-kal-eh'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (soong-kal-eh'-o)
Definition: to call together, to summon
Meaning: I call together.

Word Origin: From σύν (G4862, "with") and καλέω (G2564, "to call")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "sugkaleó," the concept of calling together or summoning can be seen in Hebrew words like קָרָא (qara, H7121), which means "to call" or "to summon."

Usage: The verb "sugkaleó" means to call together or to summon a group of people for a specific purpose. It is often used in the context of gathering individuals for a meeting, assembly, or council. This term implies a deliberate action of bringing people together for discussion, decision-making, or to convey important information.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, calling together an assembly was a common practice for leaders, whether in civic, religious, or familial contexts. Assemblies were central to decision-making processes in ancient societies. The act of summoning people was often associated with authority and leadership, as it required the power to gather individuals for a common purpose.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from sun and kaleó
Definition
to call together
NASB Translation
called...together (2), called together (3), calls together (2), summoned (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4779: συγκαλέω

συγκαλέω (T WH συνκαλέω (cf. σύν, II. at the end)), συγκαλῶ; 1 aorist συνεκαλεσα; middle, present συγκαλοῦμαι; 1 aorist συνεκαλεσαμην; from Homer down; the Sept. for קָרָא; to call together, assemble: τινας, Luke 15:6 (here Tr marginal reading has present middle); τήν σπεῖραν, Mark 15:16; τό συνέδριον, Acts 5:21; middle to call together to oneself (cf. Buttmann, § 135, 5): τινας, Luke 9:1; Luke 15:6 (6 Tr marginal reading),9 (R G L Tr text); ; Acts 10:24; Acts 28:17.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
call together.

From sun and kaleo; to convoke -- call together.

see GREEK sun

see GREEK kaleo

Forms and Transliterations
συγκαλεί συγκαλεῖ συγκαλείται συγκαλεσάμενος συγκαλέσασθαι συγκαλέσετε συγκαλούσα συγκαλούσιν συγκαλοῦσιν συγκάλυμμα συγκαλώ συνεκαλεσαν συνεκάλεσαν συνεκάλεσε συνεκάλεσεν συνκαλει συνκαλεῖ Συνκαλεσαμενος Συνκαλεσάμενος συνκαλεσασθαι συνκαλέσασθαι συνκαλουσιν συνκαλοῦσιν sunekalesan sunkalei Sunkalesamenos sunkalesasthai sunkalousin synekalesan synekálesan synkalei syn'kaleî Synkalesamenos Syn'kalesámenos synkalesasthai syn'kalésasthai synkalousin syn'kaloûsin
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Englishman's Concordance
Mark 15:16 V-PIA-3P
GRK: πραιτώριον καὶ συνκαλοῦσιν ὅλην τὴν
NAS: (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the whole
KJV: and they call together the whole
INT: [the] praetorium and they call together all the

Luke 9:1 V-APM-NMS
GRK: Συνκαλεσάμενος δὲ τοὺς
NAS: And He called the twelve together,
KJV: twelve disciples together, and gave
INT: having called together moreover the

Luke 15:6 V-PIA-3S
GRK: τὸν οἶκον συνκαλεῖ τοὺς φίλους
NAS: home, he calls together his friends
KJV: home, he calleth together [his] friends
INT: the house he calls together the friends

Luke 15:9 V-PIA-3S
GRK: καὶ εὑροῦσα συνκαλεῖ τὰς φίλας
NAS: When she has found it, she calls together her friends
KJV: [her] neighbours together, saying,
INT: and having found [it] she calls together the friends

Luke 23:13 V-APM-NMS
GRK: Πιλᾶτος δὲ συνκαλεσάμενος τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς
NAS: Pilate summoned the chief priests
KJV: Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests
INT: Pilate moreover having called together the chief priests

Acts 5:21 V-AIA-3P
GRK: σὺν αὐτῷ συνεκάλεσαν τὸ συνέδριον
NAS: came, they called the Council
KJV: the council together, and
INT: with him they called together the Council

Acts 10:24 V-APM-NMS
GRK: προσδοκῶν αὐτοὺς συνκαλεσάμενος τοὺς συγγενεῖς
NAS: was waiting for them and had called together his relatives
KJV: them, and had called together his
INT: expecting them having called together the relatives

Acts 28:17 V-ANM
GRK: ἡμέρας τρεῖς συνκαλέσασθαι αὐτὸν τοὺς
NAS: days Paul called together those
KJV: of the Jews together: and
INT: days three called together he those who

Strong's Greek 4779
8 Occurrences


συνεκάλεσαν — 1 Occ.
συνκαλεῖ — 2 Occ.
Συνκαλεσάμενος — 3 Occ.
συνκαλέσασθαι — 1 Occ.
συνκαλοῦσιν — 1 Occ.















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