sullegō (to collect)

Meaning

Usually translated “do they gather”, “we shall gather” and “gathering”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

do they gather 2
we shall gather 1
gathering 1
do gather 1
is gathered 1
they will gather 1
they collected 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Matthew 7
Luke 1

2 books in all.

Related words

Explore in Scripture

Matthew 13:28He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
Matthew 13:29But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
Matthew 13:30Let 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.
Matthew 13:40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
Matthew 13:41The 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;
Matthew 13:48Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

All 8 verses, by book

Matthew 7: 7:16 13:28 13:29 13:30 13:40 13:41 13:48
Luke 1: 6:44

Greek dictionary

συλλέγω sullegō · to collect

συλ-λέγω [in LXX chiefly for לָקַט ;] to bring together, collect, gather up: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:28-30; pass., Mat.13:40; with accusative, before ἀπό, Mat.7:16; id. before ἐκ, Mat.13:41, Luk.6:44; before εἰς, Mat.13:48.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “collect” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

COLLECT, verb transitive

To gather, as separate persons or things, into one body or place; to assemble or bring together; as, to collect men into an army; to collect ideas; to collect particulars into one sum.
To gain by observation or information.
To gather from premises; to infer as a consequence.
To gather money or revenue from debtors; to demand and receive; as, to collect taxes; to collect the customs; to collect accounts, or debts.

All definitions and other forms of “collect”

To gather, as crops; to reap, mow or pick, and secure in proper repositories; as, to collect hay, corn or fruits.
To draw together; to bring into united action; as, to collect all the strength, or all the powers of the mind.
To obtain from contribution.

COLLECT, verb intransitive

To run together; to accumulate; as, pus collects in an abscess; sand or snow collects in banks.

COLLECT, noun

A short comprehensive prayer; a prayer adapted to a particular day or occasion.
A collection or gathering of money.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.