Strong's Lexicon
G4907 — σύνεσις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4907 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σύνεσις |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G4920 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | sunesis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | soon'-es-is |
| Meaning: | 1. a mental putting together, i.e. intelligence or (concretely) the intellect |
| KJV Renderings: | knowledge, understanding |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σύνεσις, συνέσεως, ἡ (συνίημι, which see);
1. a running together, a flowing together: of two rivers, Homer, Odyssey 10, 515.
2.
a. from Pindar down, understanding: Luk 2:47; 1Co 1:19 (from Isa 29:14); Eph 3:4; Col 2:2; 2Ti 2:7; πνευματικῇ, Col 1:9.
b. the understanding, i. e. the mind so far forth as it understands: Mar 12:33; Wis 4:11. (The Sept. for áÄÌéðÈä, úÂÌáåÌðÈä, ãÇÌòÇú, îÇãÇò , ùÅÒëÆì, etc.; also for îÇùÒëÄéì, a poem.) (Synonym: see σοφία, at the end; cf. Lightfoot on Col 1:9; Schmidt, chapter 147, 8.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σύνεσις (knowledge)
Mark 12:33
- KJV: And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the soul and with all the strength and to love neighbour as himself is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices
- GK: και το αγαπάν αυτόν εξ όλης της καρδίας και εξ όλης της συνέσεως και εξ όλης της ψυχής και εξ όλης της ισχύος και το αγαπάν τον πλησίον ως εαυτόν πλείόν εστι πάντων των ολοκαυτωμάτων και των θυσίων
Luke 2:47
- KJV: And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers
- GK: εξίσταντο δε πάντες οι ακούοντες αυτού επί τη συνέσει και ταις αποκρίσεσιν αυτού
1 Corinthians 1:19
- KJV: For it is written I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent
- GK: γέγραπται γαρ απολώ την σοφίαν των σοφών και την σύνεσιν των συνετών αθετήσω
Ephesians 3:4
- KJV: Whereby when ye read ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ
- GK: προς ο δύνασθε αναγινώσκοντες νοήσαι την σύνεσίν μου εν τω μυστηρίω του χριστού
Colossians 1:9
- KJV: For this cause we also since the day we heard do not cease to pray for you and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding
- GK: διά τούτο και ημείς αφ΄ ης ημέρας ηκούσαμεν ου παυόμεθα υπέρ υμών προσευχόμενοι και αιτούμενοι ίνα πληρωθήτε την επίγνωσιν του θελήματος αυτου εν πάση σοφία και συνέσει πνευματική
Colossians 2:2
- KJV: That their hearts might be comforted being knit together in love and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God and of the Father and of Christ
- GK: ίνα παρακληθώσιν αι καρδίαι αυτών συμβιβασθέντων εν αγάπη και εις πάντα πλούτον της πληροφορίας της συνέσεως εις επίγνωσιν του μυστηρίου του θεού και πατρός και του χριστού
2 Timothy 2:7
- KJV: Consider what I say and the Lord give thee understanding in all things
- GK: νόει α λέγω δώη γαρ σοι ο κύριος σύνεσιν εν πάσι