Greek · G4920 · unreviewed

συνίημι

To understand

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συνίημι G4920

Pronunciation syníēmi

What does συνίημι (syníēmi) mean in the Bible?

συνίημι (syníēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to understand". συν-ίημι and συνίω (see Bl.

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Meaning

to understand

Extended definition

To perceive or grasp together; understand with intellectual and spiritual comprehension, not mere recognition.

1to bring or set together.

2Metaphorical, to perceive, understand: Mat.13:13-15 (LXX), Mat.13:19 15:10, Mrk.4:9 (WH, mg.), Mrk.4:12 7:14 8:17, 21 Luk.8:10, Act.7:25 28:26-27, Rom.15:21" (LXX), 2Co.10:12; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:23, 51, Luk.2:50 18:34 24:45; before ὅτι, Mat.16:12 17:13; before quæst. indir., Eph.5:17; ἐπὶ τ. ἄρτοις, Mrk.6:52; as subst., συνίων (ὁ σ., WH, mg.), a man of understanding, i.e. in moral and religious sense, Rom.3:11 (LXX).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Present Future

Voices

Active

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

completed 7 ongoing 2 prospective 1 imperative 3 subjunctive 6 infinitive 2 participle 3

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.

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Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Biblical Witnesses

Ephesians 5:15-21 understand syníēmi Imperative · Present Active

Comprehending God's will in ethical and spiritual conduct

Proverbs 15:14 understanding syníēmi

Intellectual perception and discernment characteristic of wise persons

Proverbs 28:5 understand syníēmi

Perceiving and comprehending justice and moral righteousness

Proverbs 21:11 understanding syníēmi

Learning wisdom through observation and instruction

Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 28 — Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 13 — The Kingdom in Parables: Hearing, Hiddenness, Growth, Worth, and Judgment Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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