ἐπισυναγαγεῖν [5 verses] (verb 1st sg aor ind act) "Gather together" is episynago, which means "to collect and bring to a place." It also means to "bring into" a conversation or to "infer" or "conclude."  -  This is not the common word usually translated as "gathered" but a compound form of it meaning "gather upon" or "collected over," like we would say "gathered up." Its idea is completed below with "together."