Excommunicated
ἀποσυνάγωγοςStrong’s G0656aposunagōgos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aposunagōgos is the Greek word usually translated “expelled from the synagogue”, “put out of the synagogue” and “out of the synagogues”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.”
Meaning
Usually translated “expelled from the synagogue”, “put out of the synagogue” and “out of the synagogues”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- expelled from the synagogue 1
- put out of the synagogue 1
- out of the synagogues 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 3
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Explore in Scripture
- John 12:42Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
- John 16:2They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
Greek dictionary
ἀποσυνάγωγος aposunagōgos · excommunicated
ἀποσυνάγωγος, -ον (συναγωγή), expelled from the congregation (Field, Notes, 96), excommunicated: Jhn.9:22 12:42 16:2 (Cremer, 64, 607).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “excommunicated” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EXCOMMU'NICATED, participle passive
Expelled or separated from communion with a church, and a participation of its ordinances, rights and privileges.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.