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It implies a deep, thoughtful understanding that goes beyond mere knowledge, encompassing the ability to apply wisdom in practical situations. This term is often associated with spiritual maturity and the discernment necessary for living a life pleasing to God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, "sunesis" was highly valued as a trait of philosophers and wise individuals. It was considered essential for making sound judgments and decisions. In the Jewish tradition, understanding was seen as a gift from God, integral to living according to His will. The early Christian community adopted this concept, emphasizing the role of the Holy Spirit in granting believers the insight needed to grasp the mysteries of the faith.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 4907</b> <i>sýnesis</i> (from <a href="/greek/4920.htm">4920</a> <i>/syníēmi</i>) – properly, facts joined together for <i>holistic understanding</i>, i.e. <i>synthesized</i> reasoning that joins <i>implicit</i> (indirect) truths for <i>comprehension</i>. See also <a href="/greek/4920.htm">4920</a> (<i>syníēmi</i>).</p><p class="discovery">For the believer, this "connects the dots" through <i>sanctified, inductive</i> reasoning (done <i>under God</i>). This <i>positive</i> use of <a href="/greek/4907.htm">4907</a> <i>/sýnesis</i> ("synthesized understanding") occurs in: Mk 12:23; Lk 2:47; Eph 3:4; Col 1:9,22; 2 Tim 2:7.</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4920.htm">suniémi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a running together, spec. understanding<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cleverness (1), insight (1), understanding (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4907: σύνεσις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σύνεσις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">συνέσεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">συνίημι</span>, which see); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a running together, a flowing together</span>: of two rivers, <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Odyssey 10, 515. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> from <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span> down, <span class="accented">understanding</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/2-47.htm">Luke 2:47</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-19.htm">1 Corinthians 1:19</a> (from <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-14.htm">Isaiah 29:14</a>); <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3-4.htm">Ephesians 3:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-2.htm">Colossians 2:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-7.htm">2 Timothy 2:7</a>; <span class="greek2">πνευματικῇ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/colossians/1-9.htm">Colossians 1:9</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">the understanding, i. e. the mind so far forth as it understands</span>: <a href="/interlinear/mark/12-33.htm">Mark 12:33</a>; Wis. 4:11. (The <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">בִּינָה</span>, <span class="hebrew">תֲּבוּנָה</span>, <span class="hebrew">דַּעַת</span>, <span class="hebrew">מַדַע </span>, <span class="hebrew">שֵׂכֶל</span>, etc.; also for <span class="hebrew">מַשׂכִיל</span>, a poem.) (Synonym: see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σοφία</span></span>, at the end; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span> on <a href="/interlinear/colossians/1-9.htm">Colossians 1:9</a>; <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span>, chapter 147, 8.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>knowledge, understanding. <p>From <a href="/greek/4920.htm">suniemi</a>; a mental putting together, i.e. Intelligence or (concretely) the intellect -- knowledge, understanding. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4920.htm">suniemi</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>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<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/12-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 12:33</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅλης τῆς <b>συνέσεως</b> καὶ ἐξ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AND WITH ALL <span class="itali">THE UNDERSTANDING</span> AND WITH ALL<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with all <span class="itali">the understanding,</span> and with<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/12-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all the <span class="itali">understanding</span> and with<p><b><a href="/text/luke/2-47.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 2:47</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπὶ τῇ <b>συνέσει</b> καὶ ταῖς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Him were amazed <span class="itali">at His understanding</span> and His answers.<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> at his <span class="itali">understanding</span> and answers.<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/2-47.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> at the <span class="itali">understanding</span> and the<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/1-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 1:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τὴν <b>σύνεσιν</b> τῶν συνετῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> OF THE WISE, <span class="itali">AND THE CLEVERNESS</span> OF THE CLEVER<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> will bring to nothing <span class="itali">the understanding</span> of the prudent.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/1-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the <span class="itali">intelligence</span> of the intelligent ones<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 3:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">νοῆσαι τὴν <b>σύνεσίν</b> μου ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> understand <span class="itali">my insight</span> into the mystery<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> understand my <span class="itali">knowledge</span> in the mystery<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to understand the <span class="itali">understanding</span> of me in<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 1:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">σοφίᾳ καὶ <b>συνέσει</b> πνευματικῇ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> spiritual wisdom <span class="itali">and understanding,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and spiritual <span class="itali">understanding;</span><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wisdom and <span class="itali">understanding</span> spiritual<p><b><a href="/text/colossians/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Colossians 2:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πληροφορίας τῆς <b>συνέσεως</b> εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/colossians/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that comes from the full assurance <span class="itali">of understanding,</span> [resulting] in a true knowledge<br><a href="/kjvs/colossians/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the full assurance <span class="itali">of understanding,</span> to<br><a href="/interlinear/colossians/2-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> full assurance <span class="itali">of understanding</span> to [the] knowledge<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/2-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁ κύριος <b>σύνεσιν</b> ἐν πᾶσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will give <span class="itali">you understanding</span> in everything.<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> give thee <span class="itali">understanding</span> in all things.<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the Lord <span class="itali">understanding</span> in all things<p><b><a href="/greek/4907.htm">Strong's Greek 4907</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4907.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/sunesei_4907.htm">συνέσει — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/suneseo_s_4907.htm">συνέσεως — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/sunesin_4907.htm">σύνεσιν — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4906.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4906"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4906" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4908.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4908"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4908" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>