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GreekG4907Noun (Feminine)

σύνεσις

sunesis

7Occurrences
G4907Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a mental putting together, i.e. intelligence or (concretely) the intellect

from G4920 (συνίημι);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a running or flowing together .
2.
(a)understanding
Synonyms
see: σοφία
LXX: for בִּינָה and cogn. forms, מַשְׂכִּית, דַּעַת, חׇכְמָה, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

σύνεσις appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Colossians
2
1 Corinthians
1
2 Timothy
1
Ephesians
1
Luke
1
Mark
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:19BSB

For it is written:“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

2 Timothy 2:7BSB

Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.

Colossians 1:9BSB

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Colossians 2:2BSB

that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,

Ephesians 3:4BSB

In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.