συνετός
synetos · intelligent, understanding
Greek word · Strong’s number G4908 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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synetos (συνετός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “intelligent, understanding”.
Wise.
How to say it
sy·ne·tos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Clever, perceptive.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- intelligent ×2
- discerning ×1
- understanding ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus responded and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from the wise and the intelligent and revealed them to little children.
- Luke 10:21
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing before you.
- Acts 13:7
who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He summoned Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:19
For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the discerning I will set aside.