"to collect, gather, Mt. 7:16, 13:28-30, 40f., 48; Lk. 6:44*"
Definition and meaning
to collect, gather, Mt. 7:16, 13:28-30, 40f., 48; Lk. 6:44*
In the original Greek the word is written: συλλέγω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of syllego (G4816) across the King James Bible.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
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Common questions
Strong's G4816 (syllego) is a Greek word that means: to collect, gather, Mt. 7:16, 13:28-30, 40f., 48; Lk. 6:44* It appears 8 times in the King James Bible.
The word syllego (G4816) appears 8 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4816 is syllego, a Greek word defined as: to collect, gather, Mt. 7:16, 13:28-30, 40f., 48; Lk. 6:44*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
syllego is a Greek word found in the New Testament.