συνείδωsyneídō
to see completely; used (like its primary) only in two past tenses, respectively meaning to understand or become aware, and to be conscious or (clandestinely) informed of
Greek (New Testament) · G4894
Meanings
1. to see together or at the same time.
2. to see in one view, hence, of mental vision, to comprehend, understand: Acts 12:12, Acts 14:6 (on the related σύνοιδα, see under that word).
Same root
- σύνsýn · G4862with or together (but much closer than G3326 (μετά) or G3844 (παρά)), i.e. by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.
- εἴδωeídō · G1492used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι) and G3708 (ὁράω); properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
- συνείδησιςsyneídēsis · G4893co-perception, i.e. moral consciousness
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Acts 5:2 He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s consent, he kept the rest.
- Acts 12:12 When he realized this, he went to the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered for prayer.
- Acts 14:6 When the apostles learned of it, they fled to the region of Lycaonia—to the towns of Lystra and Derbe and the surrounding area.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.