σύνεσις
flowing together
‘flowing together’ is one of 2 main senses fuller range ↓
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Where this word appears
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Case
- Accusative
- The case of the direct object and of extent.
- Dative
- The case of the indirect object, means, or location — “to / for / with / in.”
- Genitive
- The case of source, possession, or “of” — answers “whose / from what.”
Gender
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
Grammatical forms
- Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine 3 times (43%)
- Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine 2 times (29%)
- Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine 2 times (29%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (Robinson–Tischendorf, public domain), counted across 7 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Every verse where G4907 appears — 7 distinct verses across 6 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Greek form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Greek New Testament; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences of this word are not indexed here.
Mark 1 verse
Luke 1 verse
1 Corinthians 1 verse
Ephesians 1 verse
Colossians 2 verses
- Colossians 1:9 συνέσει n dat sg fem For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
- Colossians 2:2 συνέσεως n gen sg fem that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
2 Timothy 1 verse
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
συνεσις (sýnesis) is a Greek noun most often rendered “flowing together.” It first appears in Mark 12:33. It turns up in 7 verses across 6 books, an uncommon footprint. It concentrates in Colossians, which alone accounts for 29% of its uses. Its lexical range runs to 2 senses. For the data behind this summary, explore the sense tree and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G4907 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 7
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 7 distinct verses.
- 6 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 6 of 27 New Testament books.
- #1,358
- by frequency
- Top 2500 most frequent Greek words (rank 1,358 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 7 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Colossians 2 verses 29%
- Mark 1 verse 14%
- Luke 1 verse 14%
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 7 distinct verses.
- Pauline corpus 5 verses · 71%
- Gospels 2 verses · 29%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 1 verse · 14%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Understanding 6×
- American Standard Version: Understanding 6×
- Berean Standard Bible: Understanding 4×, Insight 2×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Understanding 6×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G4907 across 7 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G4907 across 7 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G4907 across 7 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G4907 across 7 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 1 rendering that appears only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Senses in Thayer's
The 2 senses Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- a running together, a flowing together with
- knowledge
Word origin
Derived from συνιημι (syníēmi) (G4920) — to understand.
From G4920 ; a mental putting together that is intelligence or (concretely) the intellect : - knowledge understanding.
— Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain.
Forms in the corpus
The 4 distinct written forms G4907 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| συνέσει synései | Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine | Luke 2:47 | 2 |
| συνέσεως synéseōs | Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine | Mark 12:33 | 2 |
| σύνεσιν sýnesin | Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine | 1 Corinthians 1:19 | 2 |
| σύνεσίν sýnesín | Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine | Ephesians 3:4 | 1 |
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G4907, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
Compare all same-root words → They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint usage
The same Greek word συνεσις appears 76 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 75 verses in 14 books.
- 76
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 75
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 14 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 14 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Exodus 31:3 σύνεσις
- Deuteronomy 4:6 σύνεσις
- 1 Samuel 25:3 σύνεσις
- 1 Kings 3:11 σύνεσις
- 1 Chronicles 12:33 σύνεσις
- 2 Chronicles 1:10 σύνεσις
- Job 6:30 σύνεσις
- Psalms 31:1 σύνεσις
- Proverbs 1:7 σύνεσις
- Isaiah 10:13 σύνεσις
- Jeremiah 28:15 σύνεσις
- Daniel 1:17 σύνεσις
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G4907) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 75. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Exodus 31:3 σύνεσις and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
- Exodus 31:6 σύνεσις I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
- Exodus 35:31 σύνεσις He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
- Exodus 35:35 σύνεσις He has filled them with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, of the skillful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of those who do any workmanship, and of those who make skillful works.
- Deuteronomy 4:6 σύνεσις Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
- Deuteronomy 34:9 σύνεσις Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands on him: and the children of Israel listened to him, and did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- 1 Samuel 25:3 σύνεσις Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful face: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
- 1 Kings 3:11 σύνεσις God said to him, Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, neither have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice;
- 1 Kings 7:2 σύνεσις For he built the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length of it was one hundred cubits, and the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits, on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on the pillars.
- 1 Chronicles 12:33 σύνεσις Of Zebulun, such as were able to go out in the host, who could set the battle in array, with all manner of instruments of war, fifty thousand, and who could order [the battle array, and were] not of double heart.
- 1 Chronicles 22:12 σύνεσις May Yahweh give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel; that so you may keep the law of Yahweh your God.
- 1 Chronicles 28:19 σύνεσις All this, [said David], have I been made to understand in writing from the hand of Yahweh, even all the works of this pattern.
- 2 Chronicles 1:10 σύνεσις Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this your people, that is so great?
- 2 Chronicles 1:11 σύνεσις God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of those who hate you, neither yet have asked long life; but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge my people, over whom I have made you king:
- 2 Chronicles 1:12 σύνεσις wisdom and knowledge is granted to you; and I will give you riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had who have been before you; neither shall there any after you have the like.
- 2 Chronicles 2:11 σύνεσις Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them.
- 2 Chronicles 2:12 σύνεσις Huram said moreover, Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom.
- 2 Chronicles 30:22 σύνεσις Hezekiah spoke comfortably to all the Levites who had good understanding [in the service] of Yahweh. So they ate throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings, and making confession to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
- Job 6:30 σύνεσις Is there injustice on my tongue? Can't my taste discern mischievous things?
- Job 12:13 σύνεσις "With God is wisdom and might. He has counsel and understanding.
- Job 12:16 σύνεσις With him is strength and wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are his.
- Job 12:20 σύνεσις He removes the speech of those who are trusted, And takes away the understanding of the elders.
- Job 15:2 σύνεσις "Should a wise man answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?
- Job 20:3 σύνεσις I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame; The spirit of my understanding answers me.
- Job 21:22 σύνεσις "Shall any teach God knowledge, Seeing he judges those who are high?
- Job 22:2 σύνεσις "Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
- Job 28:20 σύνεσις Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
- Job 33:3 σύνεσις My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
- Job 34:35 σύνεσις 'Job speaks without knowledge, His words are without wisdom.'
- Job 38:4 σύνεσις "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.
- Job 39:17 σύνεσις Because God has deprived her of wisdom, Neither has he imparted to her understanding.
- Psalms 31:1 σύνεσις In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed: Deliver me in your righteousness.
- Psalms 31:9 σύνεσις Have mercy on me, Yahweh, for I am in distress. My eye, my soul, and my body waste away with grief.
- Psalms 41:1 σύνεσις Blessed is he who considers the poor: Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.
- Psalms 43:1 σύνεσις Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.
- Psalms 44:1 σύνεσις We have heard with our ears, God; Our fathers have told us, What work you did in their days, In the days of old.
- Psalms 48:4 σύνεσις For, behold, the kings assembled themselves, They passed by together.
- Psalms 51:1 σύνεσις Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 52:1 σύνεσις Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God's loving kindness endures continually.
- Psalms 53:1 σύνεσις The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 54:1 σύνεσις Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.
- Psalms 73:1 σύνεσις Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart.
- Psalms 77:1 σύνεσις My cry goes to God! Indeed, I cry to God for help, And for him to listen to me.
- Psalms 77:72 σύνεσις
- Psalms 87:1 σύνεσις His foundation is in the holy mountains.
- Psalms 88:1 σύνεσις Yahweh, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before you.
- Psalms 110:10 σύνεσις
- Psalms 135:5 σύνεσις For I know that Yahweh is great, That our Lord is above all gods.
- Psalms 141:1 σύνεσις Yahweh, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.
- Psalms 146:5 σύνεσις Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Yahweh, his God:
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G4907) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
