συγκᾰλέω G4779
To call together, summon, convene an assembly or gathering of people.
A compound of syn ('together') and kaleo ('call'), synkaleo means to summon people into a gathered assembly. It appears in both active and middle voice in the NT. Pilate's soldiers 'called together' the whole cohort to mock Jesus (Mark 15:16). Jesus 'called together' the Twelve to give them authority (Luke 9:1). Delightfully, the parables of the lost sheep and lost coin both use synkaleo for the joyful summoning of friends and neighbors to celebrate recovery (Luke 15:6, 9). In Acts 5:21, the Sanhedrin is formally convened. The word consistently signals intentional, purposeful gathering.
Senses
1. call together, summon, convene — To call together, summon, or convene a group of people for a specific purpose — whether formal assembly, military muster, or joyful celebration. The compound structure (syn + kaleo) emphasizes the 'togetherness' of the gathering. Spanish 'convocar' and French 'convoquer' preserve this formal summoning nuance. Luke uses it most frequently: Jesus summons the Twelve for commissioning (Luke 9:1), a shepherd calls friends to celebrate finding his lost sheep (Luke 15:6), and a woman gathers neighbors over a recovered coin (Luke 15:9). In more official contexts, Mark 15:16 has soldiers assembling a cohort, and Acts 5:21 records the convening of the Sanhedrin. 8×
AR["اِسْتَدْعَوْا", "تَجْمَعُ", "دَاعِيًا", "دَعا", "فَدَعا", "يَجْمَعُ", "يَجْمَعُونَ"]·ben["একত্র-ডেকে", "একত্রিত-করিতে", "একত্রিত-করে", "একত্রিত-করেন", "ডাকলেন", "ডেকে-একত্র-করে", "সহ-ডাকে"]·DE["zusammenrufen", "Συνκαλεσάμενος", "συνεκάλεσαν", "συνκαλέσασθαι", "συνκαλεσάμενος", "συνκαλεῖ"]·EN["Having-called-together", "called-together", "having-called-together", "he-calls-together", "she-calls-together", "they-call-together", "to-call-together"]·FR["convoquer"]·heb["כִּנְסוּ", "כִּנֵּס", "קִבֵּץ", "קָרָא", "קָרָא-יַחַד", "קוֹרְאִים", "קוֹרֵא־יַחַד", "קוֹרֵאת"]·HI["-इस्राएल-पुत्रों-की", "इकट्ठा-करके", "इकट्ठा-बुलाकर", "बुलाकर", "बुलाता-है", "बुलाती-है", "बुलाते-हैं", "बुलाने"]·ID["Setelah-memanggil", "memanggil", "memanggil-bersama"]·IT["convocare", "radunare"]·jav["Nimbali", "ngundang", "nimbali", "sami-nimbali"]·KO["그-", "불러-모아", "불러-모은다", "불러모으기를", "함께-불러", "함께-불러서"]·PT["Convocando", "convoca", "convocam", "convocar"]·RU["Созвав", "созвав", "созвавший", "созвали", "созвать", "созывает", "созывают"]·ES["convocan", "convocando", "convocar", "convocaron", "habiendo-convocado", "habiendo-reunido", "reúne"]·SW["Akiwaita-pamoja", "akakutana", "akiwaita-pamoja", "anawaita-pamoja", "kuwaita", "waliitisha", "wanaiita"]·TR["Bir-araya-çağırarak", "birlikte-çağıran", "birlikte-çağırıp", "birlikte-çağırır", "topladılar", "çağırmasını", "çağırıyorlar"]·urd["اکٹھا-بلا-کر", "بلا-کر", "بلاتا-ہے", "بلاتی-ہے", "بلاتے-ہیں", "بلانا", "بُلایا", "جمع-کر-کے"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
συγκᾰλέω, future -καλέωRefs 8th c.BC+, Attic dialect -καλῶRefs 5th c.BC+ __1 call to council, convoke, convene, Refs 8th c.BC+:—middle, NT+5th c.BC+ __2 invite with others to a feast, σ. αὐτοῖς καὶ Ἀρτάβαζον Refs 5th c.BC+