4774. suggnómé
Berean Strong's Lexicon
suggnómé: Pardon, Forgiveness, Understanding

Original Word: συγγνώμη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: suggnómé
Pronunciation: soong-gno-MAY
Phonetic Spelling: (soong-gno'-may)
Definition: Pardon, Forgiveness, Understanding
Meaning: permission, indulgence, concession.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb συγγιγνώσκω (suggignóskó), meaning "to understand" or "to forgive."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with forgiveness is סְלִיחָה (selichah), which conveys a similar sense of pardon and mercy.

Usage: The term "suggnómé" primarily denotes a sense of pardon or forgiveness, often implying an understanding or compassionate acknowledgment of human frailty. It is used to express the act of forgiving someone for an offense or overlooking a fault, emphasizing a gracious and merciful attitude.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, forgiveness was not always a prominent virtue, as honor and retribution often took precedence. However, within the Jewish and early Christian contexts, forgiveness was a central tenet, reflecting God's merciful nature. The concept of "suggnómé" aligns with the broader biblical theme of divine forgiveness and the call for believers to emulate this attribute in their relationships with others.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from sun and ginóskó
Definition
confession, fellow feeling
NASB Translation
concession (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4774: συγγνώμη

συγγνώμη (T WH συγγνώμη, cf. σύν, II. at the end), συγγνωμης, (συγγιγνώσκω, to agree with, to pardon; see γνώμη), from (Sophocles and) Herodotus down, pardon, indulgence: κατά συγγνώμην, οὐ κατ' ἐπιταγήν, by way of concession or permission, not by way of command, 1 Corinthians 7:6.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
concession, permission.

From a compound of sun and ginosko; fellow knowledge, i.e. Concession -- permission.

see GREEK sun

see GREEK ginosko

Forms and Transliterations
συγγνώμην συγγραφήν συνγνωμην συνγνώμην sungnomen sungnōmēn syngnomen syngnōmēn syn'gnṓmen syn'gnṓmēn
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Corinthians 7:6 N-AFS
GRK: λέγω κατὰ συνγνώμην οὐ κατ'
NAS: by way of concession, not of command.
KJV: this by permission, [and] not of
INT: I say by way of permission not by way of

Strong's Greek 4774
1 Occurrence


συνγνώμην — 1 Occ.

















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