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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συνίημιG4920to understand
Pronunciationsyníēmi
To perceive or grasp together; understand with intellectual and spiritual comprehension, not mere recognition.
Open lexicon entry →καρποφορέωG2592to be fertile (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationkarpophoréō
To bear fruit metaphorically represents spiritual productivity and moral conduct resulting from faith or instruction.
Open lexicon entry →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 groups5Aligned forms26TensesAorist, Present, FutureVoicesActive
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality12×
Aorist ActiveMatt 16:12 · Matt 17:13 · Mark 6:52 · Luke 2:50 · Luke 18:34 · Acts 7:25 · Matt 13:517×
Present ActiveMatt 13:13 · 2 Cor 10:12 · Mark 8:17 · Mark 8:214×
Future ActiveRom 15:211×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose6×
Aorist ActiveMatt 13:14 · Acts 28:26 · Matt 13:15 · Acts 28:274×
Present ActiveMark 4:12 · Luke 8:102×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality3×
Present ActiveMatt 13:23 · Rom 3:11 · Matt 13:193×
Imperativecommand or strong request3×
Present ActiveMatt 15:10 · Eph 5:172×
Aorist ActiveMark 7:141×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Present ActiveLuke 24:45 · Acts 7:252×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 24 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist12present11future1
Voice
active24
Mood
indicative10subjunctive6imperative3participle3infinitive2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 13:14συνῆτεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 13:15συνῶσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 13:19συνιέντοςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:23συνιείςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 13:51Συνήκατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 15:10συνίετεpresent active imperativeimperativeMatthew 16:12συνῆκανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 17:13συνῆκανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 4:12συνιῶσινpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 6:52συνῆκανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 7:14σύνετεaorist active imperativeimperativeMark 8:21συνίετεpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 2:50συνῆκανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 8:10συνιῶσινpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 18:34συνῆκανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 24:45συνιέναιpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 7:25συνιέναιpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 7:25συνῆκανaorist active indicativecompletedActs 28:26συνῆτεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveActs 28:27συνῶσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveRomans 3:11συνίωνpresent active participleparticipleRomans 15:21συνήσουσινfuture active indicativeprospective2 Corinthians 10:12συνιᾶσινpresent active indicativeongoingEphesians 5:17συνίετεpresent active imperativeimperative
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: