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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συνετόςG4908
Pronunciationsynetós
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 Itlearned2×Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21
intelligent1×1 Corinthians 1:19
of intelligence1×Acts 13:7
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 11:25
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Matthew1Luke1Acts11 Corinthians1
Source forms
συνετῶν3xsynetōnMatthew 11:25, Luke 10:21, 1 Corinthians 1:19
συνετῷ1xsynetōActs 13:7
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural3xMatthew 11:25, Luke 10:21, 1 Corinthians 1:19
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular1xActs 13:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Wisdom combining practical intelligence with moral discernment; sagacity that perceives underlying meaning.
Strong'sG4908
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 10:21Source Gloss
intelligent
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 11:25Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
συνετῶν,sunetwn
intelligent, prudent, wise
Read verseLuke 10:21Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
συνετῶν,sunetwn
intelligent, prudent, wise
Read verseActs 13:7Adjective Dative Singular Masculine
συνετῷ.sunetw
intelligent, prudent, wise
Read verse1 Corinthians 1:19Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
συνετῶνsunetwn
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 patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternGenitive (3)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 11:25 · Luke 10:21 · 1 Cor 1:193×
Dative · Singular · MasculineActs 13:71×
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:
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