συνάγεται
synágō
gathered
To bring together or assemble, to cause people or things to gather in a common place or group. In extended usage, to collect, convene, or bring together in a purposeful or organized manner. The core meaning emphasizes the action of gathering entities (people, objects, information) from various places into a unified whole. Additional senses include: to convene a group for a specific purpose (such as a meeting or feast), to gather in (as in harvest or information), to take in as guests or entertain (less common, but present in hospitality contexts), and, in a legal setting, to convene for deliberation.
Mark 4:1 · Word #9
Lexicon G4863
| Lemma | συνάγω |
| Transliteration | synágō |
| Strong's | G4863 |
| Definition | To bring together or assemble, to cause people or things to gather in a common place or group. In extended usage, to collect, convene, or bring together in a purposeful or organized manner. The core meaning emphasizes the action of gathering entities (people, objects, information) from various places into a unified whole. Additional senses include: to convene a group for a specific purpose (such as a meeting or feast), to gather in (as in harvest or information), to take in as guests or entertain (less common, but present in hospitality contexts), and, in a legal setting, to convene for deliberation. |
Morphology V PRS PASS IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | gathered |
| Literal | was-gathered |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | συνάγω |
| Strong's | G4863 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4863-13
is being gathered together
| Morphological Notes | Verb; present tense (ongoing action), passive voice, indicative mood, 3rd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The present passive indicative, third person singular, denotes an ongoing action in which the subject is being brought together by another. "Is being gathered together" preserves both the passive voice and the core sense of bringing entities into unity. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
was being gathered together
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | In this narrative, the verb is passive and describes the ongoing assembling of the crowd. 'Is being gathered together' (P1) needs to match the past narrative context, thus 'was being gathered together.' |