4907. sunesis

Lexicon

sunesis: Understanding, insight, intelligence

Original Word: σύνεσις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: sunesis
Pronunciation: soo'-neh-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (soon'-es-is)
Definition: Understanding, insight, intelligence
Meaning: a putting together in the mind, hence: understanding, practical discernment, intellect.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

knowledge, understanding.

From suniemi; a mental putting together, i.e. Intelligence or (concretely) the intellect -- knowledge, understanding.

see GREEK suniemi

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 4907 sýnesis (from 4920 /syníēmi) – properly, facts joined together for holistic understanding, i.e. synthesized reasoning that joins implicit (indirect) truths for comprehension. See also 4920 (syníēmi).

For the believer, this "connects the dots" through sanctified, inductive reasoning (done under God). This positive use of 4907 /sýnesis ("synthesized understanding") occurs in: Mk 12:23; Lk 2:47; Eph 3:4; Col 1:9,22; 2 Tim 2:7.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from suniémi
Definition
a running together, spec. understanding
NASB Translation
cleverness (1), insight (1), understanding (5).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4907: σύνεσις

σύνεσις, συνέσεως, ἡ (συνίημι, which see);

1. a running together, a flowing together: of two rivers, Homer, Odyssey 10, 515.

2.

a. from Pindar down, understanding: Luke 2:47; 1 Corinthians 1:19 (from Isaiah 29:14); Ephesians 3:4; Colossians 2:2; 2 Timothy 2:7; πνευματικῇ, Colossians 1:9.

b. the understanding, i. e. the mind so far forth as it understands: Mark 12:33; Wis. 4:11. (The Sept. for בִּינָה, תֲּבוּנָה, דַּעַת, מַדַע , שֵׂכֶל, etc.; also for מַשׂכִיל, a poem.) (Synonym: see σοφία, at the end; cf. Lightfoot on Colossians 1:9; Schmidt, chapter 147, 8.)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb συνίημι (syniēmi), meaning "to bring together" or "to understand."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The concept of σύνεσις in the Greek New Testament is closely related to several Hebrew terms that convey understanding and wisdom, such as:
• בִּינָה (binah) • Strong's Hebrew 998, meaning "understanding" or "insight."
• תְּבוּנָה (tevunah) • Strong's Hebrew 8394, meaning "intelligence" or "skill."
• חָכְמָה (chokmah) • Strong's Hebrew 2451, meaning "wisdom."

These Hebrew terms, like σύνεσις, emphasize a form of understanding that is deeply connected to spiritual and moral discernment, often seen as a divine gift that guides righteous living.

Usage: • The term σύνεσις is used in the New Testament to describe a form of wisdom or understanding that goes beyond mere knowledge, often associated with spiritual insight or discernment.

Context: • In the New Testament, σύνεσις is employed to convey a profound level of understanding that is often linked with spiritual or divine insight. It is not merely intellectual knowledge but involves a deeper comprehension that aligns with God's truth and purposes.
• In Mark 12:33, σύνεσις is used in the context of understanding the greatest commandment, emphasizing the importance of loving God and neighbor as a fundamental insight into the law.
• In Luke 2:47, the term describes the amazement of those who heard Jesus as a child, highlighting His exceptional understanding and answers.
• Paul frequently uses σύνεσις in his epistles to describe the spiritual wisdom and insight given by God to believers. In Colossians 1:9, he prays for the Colossians to be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding (σύνεσις).
• In Ephesians 3:4, Paul refers to the mystery of Christ, which he has insight into, indicating a divinely granted comprehension of God's redemptive plan.
• σύνεσις is thus portrayed as a gift from God, enabling believers to grasp spiritual truths and live in accordance with His will.

Forms and Transliterations

συνεσει συνέσει συνέσεσι συνεσεως συνέσεως συνεσιν σύνεσιν σύνεσίν σύνεσις συνεταιρίδες συνεταίρω συνετιεί συνετίζοντες συνετίσαι συνετίσαί συνετίσαντά συνέτισέ συνέτισον συνέτισόν συνετίω sunesei suneseos suneseōs sunesin synesei synései syneseos syneseōs synéseos synéseōs synesin sýnesin sýnesín

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 12:33 N-GFS
GRK: ὅλης τῆς συνέσεως καὶ ἐξ
NAS: AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL
KJV: with all the understanding, and with
INT: all the understanding and with

Luke 2:47 N-DFS
GRK: ἐπὶ τῇ συνέσει καὶ ταῖς
NAS: Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers.
KJV: at his understanding and answers.
INT: at the understanding and the

1 Corinthians 1:19 N-AFS
GRK: καὶ τὴν σύνεσιν τῶν συνετῶν
NAS: OF THE WISE, AND THE CLEVERNESS OF THE CLEVER
KJV: will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
INT: and the intelligence of the intelligent ones

Ephesians 3:4 N-AFS
GRK: νοῆσαι τὴν σύνεσίν μου ἐν
NAS: understand my insight into the mystery
KJV: understand my knowledge in the mystery
INT: to understand the understanding of me in

Colossians 1:9 N-DFS
GRK: σοφίᾳ καὶ συνέσει πνευματικῇ
NAS: spiritual wisdom and understanding,
KJV: and spiritual understanding;
INT: wisdom and understanding spiritual

Colossians 2:2 N-GFS
GRK: πληροφορίας τῆς συνέσεως εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν
NAS: that comes from the full assurance of understanding, [resulting] in a true knowledge
KJV: of the full assurance of understanding, to
INT: full assurance of understanding to [the] knowledge

2 Timothy 2:7 N-AFS
GRK: ὁ κύριος σύνεσιν ἐν πᾶσιν
NAS: will give you understanding in everything.
KJV: give thee understanding in all things.
INT: the Lord understanding in all things

Strong's Greek 4907
7 Occurrences

συνέσει — 2 Occ.
συνέσεως — 2 Occ.
σύνεσιν — 3 Occ.