What does συνετός (synetós) mean in the Bible?
συνετός (synetós): Wisdom combining practical intelligence with moral discernment; sagacity that perceives underlying meaning.
Greek · G4908
συνετός
Intelligent
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συνετός G4908
Pronunciation synetós
What does συνετός (synetós) mean in the Bible?
συνετός (synetós): Wisdom combining practical intelligence with moral discernment; sagacity that perceives underlying meaning.
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How does the BSB render G4908?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include learned (2), intelligent (1), of intelligence (1).
Where does συνετός (synetós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:25. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (1), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It learned 2× Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21
intelligent 1× 1 Corinthians 1:19
of intelligence 1× Acts 13:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 11:25
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
συνετῶν 3x synetōn Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21, 1 Corinthians 1:19
συνετῷ 1x synetō Acts 13:7
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural 3x Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21, 1 Corinthians 1:19
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 13:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Wisdom combining practical intelligence with moral discernment; sagacity that perceives underlying meaning.
Strong's G4908
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 10:21 Source Gloss
intelligent
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Wisdom combining practical intelligence with moral discernment; sagacity that perceives underlying meaning.
(συνίημι), [in LXX for בִּין, חָכָם, etc. ;] intelligent, sagacious, understanding: Mat.11:25, Luk.10:21, Act.13:7, 1Co.1:19" (LXX) .
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:25 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
συνετῶν, sunetwn
intelligent, prudent, wise
Read verse Luke 10:21 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
συνετῶν, sunetwn
intelligent, prudent, wise
Read verse Acts 13:7 Adjective Dative Singular Masculine
συνετῷ. sunetw
intelligent, prudent, wise
Read verse 1 Corinthians 1:19 Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
συνετῶν sunetwn
intelligent, prudent, wise
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Genitive (3) Number pattern Plural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 11:25 · Luke 10:21 · 1 Cor 1:19 3×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Acts 13:7 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Intellectual comprehension hidden from the wise, revealed to infants
Worldly wisdom and discernment contrasted with divine revelation
A proconsul of intellectual capacity and administrative authority
Worldly intellect and understanding destined to be rendered void
Word Origins
συνετός is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain