συνίημι
suniēmi
to understand
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Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word συνίημι (suniēmi) is a verb that translates to "to understand." It is used 26 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in conveying a fundamental aspect of human experience. At its core, συνίημι refers to the act of grasping or comprehending the meaning or significance of something. The usage of συνίημι suggests that it encompasses not only intellectual comprehension but also emotional and intuitive understanding. It is often used in contexts where individuals are attempting to grasp the will of God, the teachings of Jesus, or the nature of spiritual realities. This implies that συνίημι is not merely a cognitive process but also a deeply personal and spiritual one. The frequency and diversity of its usage in the Bible highlight the significance of understanding as a central theme in the Christian narrative. It underscores the importance of grasping the truth, recognizing one's place in the world, and navigating the complexities of human experience.
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Occurrences in Scripture
26 total occurrences across the text
Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand.
Matthew 13:14In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says, ‘By hearing you will hear, and will in no way understand; Seeing you will see, and will in no way perceive:
Matthew 13:15for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again; and I would heal them.’
Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
Matthew 13:23What was sown on the good ground, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, who most certainly bears fruit, and produces, some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty.”
Matthew 13:51Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.”
Matthew 15:10He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
Matthew 16:12Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Matthew 17:13Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.
Mark 4:12that ‘seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’ ”
Mark 6:52for they hadn’t understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
Mark 7:14He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.
Mark 8:17Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?
Mark 8:21He asked them, “Don’t you understand yet?”
Luke 2:50They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them.
Luke 8:10He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest in parables; that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’
Luke 18:34They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn’t understand the things that were said.
Luke 24:45Then he opened their minds, that they might understand the Scriptures.
Acts 7:25He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn’t understand.
Acts 7:25He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn’t understand.
Acts 28:26saying, ‘Go to this people and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way perceive.
Acts 28:27For this people’s heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, then I would heal them.’
Romans 3:11There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.
Romans 15:21But, as it is written, “They will see, to whom no news of him came. They who haven’t heard will understand.”
2 Corinthians 10:12For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
Ephesians 5:17Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.