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Strong's G1996 ἐπισυνάγω (episynago)

episunago - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1996 — hamongog (“Hamogog”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1996
Language Greek
Linked Usages 51
Books 20

Strong's G1996 Quick Answer

Strong's G1996 ἐπισυνάγω (episunago) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. episunago (ep-ee-soon-ag'-o) v. 1. to gather altogether (upon the same place) 2. to gather completely It has 51 linked Bible usages across 20 books. Visible English usage signals include gathered, gather, and gathereth. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
episunago (ep-ee-soon-ag'-o) v. 1. to gather altogether (upon the same place) 2. to gather completely
Usage
51 linked usages
Books
20 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
gathered, gather, and gathereth

Meaning and Definition

episunago (ep-ee-soon-ag'-o) v. 1. to gather altogether (upon the same place) 2. to gather completely [from G1909 and G4863] KJV: gather (together) Root(s): G1909, G4863

Original Word
ἐπισυνάγω
Transliteration
episunago
Derivation
Root: συνάγω R1: 1909 R2: 4863
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1996. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to gather

Usage: ἐπι-συν-άγω [in LXX for אָסַף, קָבַץ, etc. (Cremer, 65) ;] __1. to gather together: Mat.23:37 24:31, Mrk.13:27, Luk.13:34; pass., Mrk.1:33, Luk.12:1 17:37, (cf. Psa.102:23 106:47, 2Ma.1:27, al.). __2. to gather together against (Mic.4:11, Zec.12:3, 1Ma.3:58, al.).† (AS)

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How Strong's G1996 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render episunago, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

gather Matthew 24:31 gathered Matthew 23:37 gathereth Matthew 23:37

How Strong's G1996 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 29 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1996 (ἐπισυνάγω) appears 46 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1996 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1996 in the New Testament

6 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 23:37 KJV

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Matthew 24:31 KJV

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Mark 1:33 KJV

And all the city was gathered together at the door.

Strong's G1996 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

15 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 6:16 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt narrow the ark in making it, and in a cubit above thou shalt finish it, and the door of the ark thou shalt make on the side; with lower, second, and third stories thou shalt make it.

Genesis 38:29 Septuagint / Brenton

And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of thee? and she called his name, Perez.

3 Kingdoms 18:20 Septuagint / Brenton

And Ahab sent to all Israel, and gathered all the prophets to Mount Carmel.

Strong's G1996 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

29 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 5:49 Septuagint / Brenton

to offer burnt sacrifices upon it, according as it is expressly commanded in the book of Moses the man of God.

1 Esdras 8:69 Septuagint / Brenton

The nation of Israel, the princes, the priests and the Levites, have not put away from them the strange people of the land, nor their pollutions from the Gentiles, to wit, the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and the Moabites, Egyptians, and Idumeans.

1 Esdras 8:88 Septuagint / Brenton

Mightest not thou be angry with us to destroy us, till thou hadst left us neither root, seed, nor name?

Strong's G1996 in 1 Enoch

1 indexed usage in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 27:2 Septuagint / Brenton

accursed valley between?' Then Uriel, one of the holy angels who was with me, answered and said: 'This accursed valley is for those who are accursed for ever: Here shall all the accursed be gathered together who utter with their lips against the Lord unseemly words and of His glory speak hard things. Here shall they be gathered together, and here

Usage Excerpts

First 51 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1996.

Genesis 6:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt narrow the ark in making it, and in a cubit above thou shalt finish it, and the door of the ark thou shalt make on the side; with lower, second, and third stories thou shalt make it.
Genesis 38:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when he drew back his hand, then immediately came forth his brother; and she said, Why has the barrier been cut through because of thee? and she called his name, Perez.
3 Kingdoms 18:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahab sent to all Israel, and gathered all the prophets to Mount Carmel.
2 Chronicles 20:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the fourth day they were gathered to the Valley of Blessing; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore they called the name of that place the Valley of Blessing, until this day.
Psalms 30:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I heard the slander of many that dwelt round about: When they were gathered together against me, They took counsel to take my life.
Psalms 105:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Save us, O Lord our God, And gather us from among the heathen, That we may give thanks to thy holy name, That we may glory in thy praise.
Psalms 146:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord builds up Jerusalem; And he will gather together the dispersed of Israel.
Isaiah 9:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they shall compensate for every garment that has been acquired by deceit, and all raiment with restitution; and they shall be willing, even if they were burned with fire.
Isaiah 52:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For ye shall not go forth with tumult, neither go by flight: for the Lord shall go first in advance of you; and the God of Israel shall be he that brings up your rear.
Jeremiah 12:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For even thy brethren and the house of thy father, even these have dealt treacherously with thee; and they have cried out, they are gathered together in pursuit of thee; trust not thou in them, though they shall speak fair words to thee.
Ezekiel 40:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the space before the chambers was narrowed to a cubit in front of the chambers on this side and on that side: and the chamber was six cubits this way, and six cubits that way.
Micah 4:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now have many nations gathered against thee, saying, We will rejoice, and our eyes shall look upon Zion.
Habakkuk 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the arrogant man and the scorner, the boastful man, shall not finish anything; who has enlarged his desire as the grave, and like death he is never satisfied, and he will gather to himself all the nations, and will receive to himself all the peoples.
Zechariah 12:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass in that day that I will make Jerusalem a trodden stone to all the nations: everyone that tramples on it shall utterly mock at it, and all the nations of the earth shall be gathered together against it.
Zechariah 14:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will gather all the Gentiles to Jerusalem to war, and the city shall be taken, and the houses plundered, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, but the rest of my people shall not be utterly cut off from the city.
Matthew 23:37 New Testament, KJV
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Matthew 24:31 New Testament, KJV
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Mark 1:33 New Testament, KJV
And all the city was gathered together at the door.
Mark 13:27 New Testament, KJV
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
Luke 12:1 New Testament, KJV
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luke 13:34 New Testament, KJV
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
1 Esdras 5:49 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
to offer burnt sacrifices upon it, according as it is expressly commanded in the book of Moses the man of God.
1 Esdras 8:69 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The nation of Israel, the princes, the priests and the Levites, have not put away from them the strange people of the land, nor their pollutions from the Gentiles, to wit, the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and the Moabites, Egyptians, and Idumeans.
1 Esdras 8:88 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Mightest not thou be angry with us to destroy us, till thou hadst left us neither root, seed, nor name?
1 Esdras 9:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And in three days were all they of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem the twentieth day of the ninth month.
1 Esdras 9:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And of the priests that were come together, and had strange wives, there were found;
1 Esdras 9:55 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
because they understood the words wherein they were instructed, and for the which they had been assembled.
Judith 7:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then all the people assembled to Uzziah, and to the chief of the city, both young men, and women, and children, and cried with a loud voice, and said before all the elders,
Tobit 13:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Let my soul bless God the great King.
Tobit 14:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So shall all nations praise the Lord, and his people shall confess God, and the Lord shall exalt his people; and all those which love the Lord God in truth and justice shall rejoice, showing mercy to our brethren.
1 Maccabees 3:58 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Judas said, Arm yourselves, and be valiant men, and see that ye be in readiness against the morning, that ye may fight with these nations, that are assembled together against us to destroy us and our sanctuary:
1 Maccabees 5:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the heathen that were at Gilead assembled themselves together against the Israelites that were in their quarters, to destroy them: but they fled to the fortress of Dathema,
1 Maccabees 5:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and sent letters unto Judas and his brethren, saying, The heathen that are round about us are assembled together against us to destroy us:
1 Maccabees 5:15 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
saying that they of Ptolemais, and of Tyre, and Sidon, and all Galilee of the Gentiles, were assembled together against them to consume us.
1 Maccabees 5:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when Judas and the people heard these words, there assembled a great congregation together, to consult what they should do for their brethren, that were in trouble, and assaulted of them.
1 Maccabees 5:38 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So Judas sent men to espy the host, who brought him word, saying, All the heathen that be round about us are assembled unto them, even a very great host.
1 Maccabees 5:53 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Judas gathered together those that came behind, and exhorted the people all the way through, till they came into the land of Judea.
1 Maccabees 5:64 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
insomuch as the people assembled unto them with joyful acclamations.
1 Maccabees 7:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then did there assemble unto Alcimus and Bacchides a company of scribes, to require justice.
1 Maccabees 10:61 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
At that time certain pestilent fellows of Israel, men of a wicked life, assembled themselves against him, to accuse him: but the king would not hear them.
1 Maccabees 11:45 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Howbeit they that were of the city gathered themselves together into the midst of the city, to the number of a hundred and twenty thousand men, and would have slain the king.
1 Maccabees 11:47 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the king called to the Jews for help, who came unto him all at once, and dispersing themselves through the city slew that day in the city to the number of a hundred thousand.
1 Maccabees 11:55 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then there gathered unto him all the men of war, whom Demetrius had put away, and they fought against Demetrius, who turned his back and fled.
1 Maccabees 15:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
for he saw that troubles came upon him all at once, and that his forces had forsaken him.
2 Maccabees 1:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Gather those together that are scattered from us, deliver them that serve among the heathen, look upon them that are despised and abhorred, and let the heathen know that thou art our God.
2 Maccabees 2:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The same things also were reported in the writings and commentaries of Nehemiah; and how he founding a library gathered together the acts of the kings, and the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings concerning the holy gifts.
2 Maccabees 2:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In like manner also Judas gathered together all those things that were lost by reason of the war we had, and they remain with us.
2 Maccabees 2:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
as he promised in the law, will shortly have mercy upon us, and gather us together out of every land under heaven into the holy place: for he hath delivered us out of great troubles, and hath purified the place.
2 Maccabees 4:39 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when many sacrileges had been committed in the city by Lysimachus with the consent of Menelaus, and the bruit thereof was spread abroad, the multitude gathered themselves together against Lysimachus, many vessels of gold being already carried away.
Wisdom of Sirach 16:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Nor the six hundred thousand footmen, Who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts.
1 Enoch 27:2 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
accursed valley between?' Then Uriel, one of the holy angels who was with me, answered and said: 'This accursed valley is for those who are accursed for ever: Here shall all the accursed be gathered together who utter with their lips against the Lord unseemly words and of His glory speak hard things. Here shall they be gathered together, and here

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1996, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 2 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 14 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 1 usage, 1 Enoch

Strong's G1996 FAQ

What does episynago (ἐπισυνάγω) mean?

Strong's G1996 is a Greek entry for G1996 ἐπισυνάγω (episunago). episunago (ep-ee-soon-ag'-o) v. 1. to gather altogether (upon the same place) 2. to gather completely

How many times is episynago (ἐπισυνάγω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 51 linked usages for Strong's G1996 across 20 books.

Where can I study episynago (ἐπισυνάγω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1996 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate episynago (ἐπισυνάγω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gathered, gather, and gathereth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1996 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 15 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 29 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G1996, with linked reader references where each row is available.