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G4908 συνετός (synetós)
Greek
Adjective
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Quick Definition

intelligent, prudent, wise

Strong's Definition

mentally put (or putting) together, i.e. sagacious

Derivation: from G4920 (συνίημι);

KJV Usage: prudent

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

συνετός, συνετή, συνετόν (συνίημι), from Pindar down, the Sept. for ηΘλΘν, πΘαεο, etc., intelligent, having understanding, wise, learned: Mat_11:25; Luk_10:21; Act_13:7; 1Co_1:19 (from Isa_29:14). (Synonym: see σοφός, at the end.)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

συνετός synetos 4x intelligent, discerning, wise, prudent, Mat_11:25 ; Luk_10:21 ; Act_13:7 ; 1Co_1:19

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

συνετός , ή , -όν ( < συνίημι ), [in LXX for H995 , H2450 , etc.;] intelligent, sagacious, understanding: Mat_11:25 , Luk_10:21 , Act_13:7 , 1Co_1:19 ( LXX ).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

συνετός [page 606] while sometimes pass, in earlier writers, is always act. in the NT, intelligent, lit. one who can put things together ( Mat_11:25 al . : Proleg . p. 222) : cf. Kaibel 654 .4 (iii/A.D.) τὴν συνετὸν ψυχὴν μακάρων εἰς ἀέρα δοῦσα , and Aristeas 148 παραδέδωκεν ὁ νομοθέτης σημειοῦσθαι τοῖς συνετοῖς , the lawgiver has taught the understanding to note (Thackeray). See also s.v . ἀσύνετος .

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

συνετός συνετός, ή, όν [Etym: συνίημι] "intelligent, sagacious, wise", Lat. prudens, Hdt. , Pind. , etc.; τὸ συνετόν ῀ σύνεσις, Eur. , Thuc. :—c. gen. rei, "intelligent in" a thing, ξυνετὸς πολέμου Eur. ; also c. acc., τὰ οἰκτρὰ ξ. id=Eur. pass. "intelligible", Theogn. , Hdt. , etc; act. and pass. senses conjoined, εὐξύνετος ξυνετοῖσι βοά Eur. adv. -τῶς, "intelligently", id=Eur. "intelligibly", Plut.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

συνετός, ή, -όν (συνίημι), [in LXX for בִּין, חָכָם, etc. ;] intelligent, sagacious, understanding: Mat.11:25, Luk.10:21, Act.13:7, 1Co.1:19" (LXX) .† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (4)

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