ἀποσυνάγωγος
aposynagōgos · expelled from synagogue
Greek word · Strong’s number G656 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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aposynagōgos (ἀποσυνάγωγος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “expelled from synagogue”.
Put out of the synagogue; cut off from the people's religious community.
How to say it
a·po·sy·na·gō·gos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Cast out of the community, barred from gathering with one's people.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- John 9:22
His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed him to be Messiah, he would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 12:42
Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;
- John 16:2
They will put you out of the synagogue; indeed, an hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God.