συνίημιsyníēmi

to put together, i.e. (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously

Greek (New Testament) · G4920

Meanings

1. to bring or set together.

2. Metaph., to perceive, understand: Matthew 13:13-15 (LXX), Matthew 13:19, Matthew 15:10, Mark 4:9, Mark 4:12, Mark 7:14, Mark 8:17, Mark 8:21, Luke 8:10, Acts 7:25, Acts 28:26-27, Romans 15:21 (LXX), 2 Corinthians 10:12; with accusative of thing, Matthew 13:23, Matthew 13:51, Luke 2:50, Luke 18:34, Luke 24:45; followed by ὅτι, Matthew 16:12, Matthew 17:13; followed by quæst. indir., Ephesians 5:17; ἐπὶ τ. ἄρτοις, Mark 6:52; as as a noun, συνίων, a man of understanding, i.e. in moral and religious sense, Romans 3:11 (LXX).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 26 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 13:13 That is why I use these parables, For they look, but they don’t really see. They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.
  • Matthew 13:14 This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says, ‘When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend.
  • Matthew 13:15 For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’
  • Matthew 13:19 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.
  • Matthew 13:23 The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
  • Matthew 13:51 Do you understand all these things?” “Yes,” they said, “we do.”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.