Greek verb · G4920
συνίημι
syniemisoon-ee'-ay-mee
to bring or set together.; Metaphorical
26 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: syníēmi
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4920is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 15spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G4920
to put together, i.e. (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously
The King James renders it: consider, understand, be wise.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
syniemi is rendered "to bring or set together.; Metaphorical". It stands 26 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Nine of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to bring or set together.".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
- The Greek text spells it fifteen different ways.
The first use
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
Matthew 13:13συνίουσιν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Nine of the word's twenty-six uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to bring or set together., and Metaphorical.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to bring or set together. | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing… |
| Metaphoricalto perceive, understand | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 26, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
15 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- συνῆκαν6
- συνίετε3
- συνῆτε2
- συνιέναι2
- συνιῶσιν2
- συνῶσιν2
- σύνετε1
- συνήκατε1
- συνήσουσιν1
- συνιᾶσιν1
- συνιείς1
- συνιέντος1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural6V-AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person plural2V-2AAS-2P
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person plural2V-2AAS-3P
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural2V-PAI-2P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-PAI-3P
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural2V-PAM-2P
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)2V-PAN
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-PAP-NSM
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person plural2V-PAS-3P
- verb · aorist active, command · 2nd person plural1V-2AAM-2P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person plural1V-AAI-2P
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-FAI-3P
Matthew
nine uses
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
- συνίουσινsuniousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: do they understand
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
- συνῆτεsuneteverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: may understand
For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
- συνῶσινsunosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may understand
When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
- συνιέντοςsunientosverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: understanding
But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
- συνιείςsunieisverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: understanding
Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
- συνήκατεsunekateverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: Did you understand
Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
- συνίετεsunieteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do understand
Then they understood that He was not telling them to beware of the leaven used in bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- συνῆκανsunekanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they understood
Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
- συνῆκανsunekanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: understood
Mark
five uses
so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”
- συνιῶσινsuniosinverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may understand
for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.
- συνῆκανsunekanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they understood
Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:
- σύνετεsuneteverb · aorist active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do understand
Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?
- συνίετεsunieteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: understand
Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”
- συνίετε;¶sunieteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: do you understand
Luke
four uses
But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.
- συνῆκανsunekanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: understood
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
- συνιῶσινsuniosinverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: shall they understand.’
But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.
- συνῆκανsunekanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: understood
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
- συνιέναιsunienaiverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to understand
Acts
four uses
He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.
- συνιέναιsunienaiverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to understand
- συνῆκανsunekanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they understood
‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
- συνῆτεsuneteverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: may understand
For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
- συνῶσινsunosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: they may understand
Romans
two uses
There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God.
- συνίωνsunionverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: is understanding
Rather, as it is written: “Those who were not told about Him will see, and those who have not heard will understand.”
- συνήσουσινsunesousinverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: will understand
2 Corinthians
one use
We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
- συνιᾶσινsuniasinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: understand
Ephesians
one use
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
- συνίετεsunieteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do understand
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.