What does συνίημι · καρποφορέω mean in the Bible?
συνίημι · καρποφορέω is a Greek phrase meaning "to comprehend and produce fruit as the outcome of true reception".
Greek · G4920, G2592
συνιεὶς ... καρποφορεῖ
To understand · to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
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συνίημι G4920 to understand
Pronunciation syníēmi
To perceive or grasp together; understand with intellectual and spiritual comprehension, not mere recognition.
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καρποφορέω G2592 to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation karpophoréō
To bear fruit metaphorically represents spiritual productivity and moral conduct resulting from faith or instruction.
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What does συνιεὶς ... καρποφορεῖ (synieis ... karpophorei) mean in the Bible?
συνίημι · καρποφορέω is a Greek phrase meaning "to comprehend and produce fruit as the outcome of true reception".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4920, G2592?
G4920, G2592 is connected to 26 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to comprehend and produce fruit as the outcome of true reception
Source Gloss
to comprehend and produce fruit as the outcome of true reception
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 26 Tenses Aorist, Present, Future Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 12×
Aorist Active Matt 16:12 · Matt 17:13 · Mark 6:52 · Luke 2:50 · Luke 18:34 · Acts 7:25 · Matt 13:51 7×
Present Active Matt 13:13 · 2 Cor 10:12 · Mark 8:17 · Mark 8:21 4×
Future Active Rom 15:21 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 6×
Aorist Active Matt 13:14 · Acts 28:26 · Matt 13:15 · Acts 28:27 4×
Present Active Mark 4:12 · Luke 8:10 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Present Active Matt 13:23 · Rom 3:11 · Matt 13:19 3×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Present Active Matt 15:10 · Eph 5:17 2×
Aorist Active Mark 7:14 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Luke 24:45 · Acts 7:25 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 24 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 12 present 11 future 1
Voice
active 24
Mood
indicative 10 subjunctive 6 imperative 3 participle 3 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 13:14 συνῆτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:15 συνῶσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:19 συνιέντος present active participle participle Matthew 13:23 συνιείς present active participle participle Matthew 13:51 Συνήκατε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 15:10 συνίετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 16:12 συνῆκαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 17:13 συνῆκαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 4:12 συνιῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:52 συνῆκαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 7:14 σύνετε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 8:21 συνίετε present active indicative ongoing Luke 2:50 συνῆκαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 8:10 συνιῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 18:34 συνῆκαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 24:45 συνιέναι present active infinitive infinitive Acts 7:25 συνιέναι present active infinitive infinitive Acts 7:25 συνῆκαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 28:26 συνῆτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 28:27 συνῶσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Romans 3:11 συνίων present active participle participle Romans 15:21 συνήσουσιν future active indicative prospective 2 Corinthians 10:12 συνιᾶσιν present active indicative ongoing Ephesians 5:17 συνίετε present active imperative imperative
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
συνιεὶς ... καρποφορεῖ is built from this root:
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