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ἐπαθροίζω

epathroízō

G1865 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To assemble upon, to gather or pile up in large numbers; specifically, to cause people or objects to come together in a dense or thick group. In contexts, can refer to amassing (e.g., crowds, objects, or resources) or accumulating in significant quantity or close proximity.

Semantic Range

to mass together, to crowd, to gather in large numbers, to accumulate, to heap up, to assemble densely

Root / Etymology

From the preposition ἐπί (upon, on) and ἀθροίζω (to gather, collect, assemble), thus meaning 'to gather upon' or 'to assemble in addition.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

In Classical and Koine Greek, ἐπαθροίζω is a more intensive form of ἀθροίζω, emphasizing the idea of accumulating or amassing in quantity or density. It appears infrequently in Koine Greek texts and is often used in contexts to describe crowds gathering in great numbers or objects being heaped together. The verb stresses not merely the act of bringing together, but the result: a thick collection or crowding. Compared to ἀθροίζω, which has a more general sense of gathering, ἐπαθροίζω often has the nuance of excess or density. Standard English translations may render ἐπαθροίζω as 'to gather thick together,' 'to amass,' or 'to crowd together,' but may not fully capture the implication of intensity and accumulation present in the Greek. Septuagint and New Testament usage is rare, but where encountered, it typically relates to massing or crowding, often with a slightly emphatic or hyperbolic connotation due to the ἐπί prefix.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἐπί and (to assemble); to accumulate:--gather thick together.

Root Family

ἀθροίζ- (epathroízō) — to gather, to collect, to heap

Root ἀθροίζ- to gather, to collect, to heap

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G1865-01 ἐπαθροιζομένων epathroizomenon V PRS PASS PTCP GEN M PL were gathering of those being massed together being gathered together 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G1865-01 Luke 11:29 ἐπαθροιζομένων epathroizomenon V PRS PASS PTCP GEN M PL were gathering of those being massed together being gathered together
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