noun · feminine
suneidēsias
Greekσυνείδησις (suneidēsis)
Strong’sG4893
the conscience
stem suneidēsi-31 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συν-είδησις, -εως, ἡ
(< συνεῖδον), [in LXX: Ec 10:20 (מַדָּע), Wi 17:11, Si 42:18 א *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4893 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoon-i'-day-sis
co-perception, i.e. moral consciousness
Fromfrom a prolonged form of G4894;
King Jamesconscience.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | suneidēsias3×συνείδησις | suneidēsiais |
| object accusative | suneidēsian16×συνείδησιν | suneidēsiain |
| direct address vocative | suneidēsiar | suneidēsiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | suneidēsiau8×συνειδήσεως | suneidēsiaiu |
| to, for dative | suneidēsia3×συνειδήσει | suneidēsiai1×συνειδήσεσιν |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
suneidēsia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
31 occurrences, every one of them listed
suneidēsias“conscience”subjectnominative singular3×
1 Corinthians 8:7“conscience”Alla ouk en pantoi tas gnōsias; tinois de ta sunētheia heōs arti teu eidōleu hōs eidōlothutem esthialō, kai tas suneidēsias autoiu asthenas arōtas molunitō.But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
1 Corinthians 8:10“conscience”ean gar tinos horateia sin ton echarōton gnōsian en eidōleie katakeierōton, ouchi tas suneidēsias autou asthenou arōtou oikodomiti eis tem teim eidōlothuteim esthiarō?For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?
Titus 1:15“conscience”panteim kathareim toi katharoi; toi de miainirētoi kai apistoi oudenem katharem, alla miainitē autoiu kai tos nouos kai tas suneidēsias.To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
suneidēsian“conscience”objectaccusative singular16×
Acts 24:16“conscience”en houte kai autos askamō aproskopan suneidēsian echarō pros ton theon kai toin anthrōpoin dia pantou.In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
Romans 13:5“conscience”dio anankas hupotassirō, ouk monem dia tan organ alla kai dia tan suneidēsian,Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
1 Corinthians 8:12“conscience”houtōs de hamartarōtois eis toin adelfoin kai tuptarōtois autoiu tan suneidēsian asthenarōtan eis Christon hamartavō.By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
1 Corinthians 10:25“conscience”pantem tem en makelle pōlirōtem esthiavōr mēdenem anakrinarōtois dia tan suneidēsian,Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
1 Corinthians 10:27“conscience”ei tinos kalatō vin toiu apistoiu kai thelavō poreuerō, pantem tem paratithirōtem vi esthiavōr mēdenem anakrinarōtois dia tan suneidēsian;If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
1 Corinthians 10:28“conscience”ean de tinos vi legateia; Houtem hierothutem atō, mē esthiavōr dia ekeinon ton mēnuaraton kai tan suneidēsian;But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience —
1 Corinthians 10:29“conscience”suneidēsian de legamō ouchi tan heautou alla tan tou heterou; hinati gar tas eleutherias mu krinitō hupo allau suneidēsiau?the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
2 Corinthians 4:2“conscience”alla apeiponena teim krupteim tau aischunau, mē peripatarōtois en panourgia mēde dolarōtois ton logon tou theou, alla ta fanerōsia tau alētheiau sunistanarōtois heautoin pros pantan suneidēsian anthrōpoiu enōpion tou theou.Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
1 Timothy 1:19“conscience”echarōtos pistian kai agathan suneidēsian, han tinois apōtheratois peri tan pistian nauagala;holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
1 Timothy 4:2“consciences”en hupokrisia pseudologoiu, kaustēriazirētoiu tan idian suneidēsian,influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.
Hebrews 9:9“conscience”hotinas parabolas eis ton kairon ton enistanarēton, kata han dōreim tē kai thusiais prosferilō mē dunerōtais kata suneidēsian teleiara ton latreuarōton,It is an illustration for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable to cleanse the conscience of the worshiper.
Hebrews 9:14“conscience”pose mallon tem haimem tou Christou, hos dia pneumeu aiōnieu heauton prosferata amōmon to theo, katharizati tan suneidēsian nu apo nekreiu ergeiu eis tem latreuarō theo zōarōto.how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
Hebrews 10:2“consciousness”epei ouk an pauela prosferirōtais, dia tem mēdenan echarō ēti suneidēsian hamartaiu toin latreuarōtoin hapax katharizirētoin?If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins.
Hebrews 13:18“conscience”Proseuchevōr peri nu, peithinō gar hoti kalan suneidēsian echanō, en pantei kalōs thelarōtois anastrefirō.Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
1 Peter 2:19“consciousness”houtem gar charias ei dia suneidēsian theou hupoferatō tinos lupain pascharōtos adikōs;For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
1 Peter 3:16“conscience”alla meta prautau kai fobou, suneidēsian echarōtois agathan, hina en he katalalivō kataischunileia tois epēreazarōtois vu tan agathan en Christo anastrofan.keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
suneidēsiau“conscience”of, belonging togenitive singular8×
John 8:9tois de akouaratois kai hupo tau suneidēsiau elenchirōtois exerchale henos kata henos archeratois apo toiu presbuteroiu, kai kataleipita monos, tos Iēsus kai tas gunaikas en mese arōtas.When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.
Romans 2:15“conscience”hotinois endeiknuelō tem ergem tou nomou graptem en tai kardiai autoiu, summarturarōtau autoiu tau suneidēsiau kai metaxu allēloiu toiu logismoiu katēgorarōtoiu ē kai apologerōtoiu,So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them
Romans 9:1“conscience”Alētheian legamō en Christo, ouk pseudemō, summarturarōtau mi tau suneidēsiau mu en pneume hagie,I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 10:29“conscience”suneidēsian de legamō ouchi tan heautou alla tan tou heterou; hinati gar tas eleutherias mu krinitō hupo allau suneidēsiau?the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
2 Corinthians 1:12“conscience”Tas gar kauchēsias nu houtas atō, tem marturiem tau suneidēsiau nu, hoti en hagiota kai eilikrineia tou theou, ouk en sofia sarkika alla en charia theou, anastrefina en to kosmo, perissoterōs de pros vin;For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God — not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
1 Timothy 1:5“conscience”tem de telem tau parangeliau atō agapas ek katharau kardiau kai suneidēsiau agathau kai pistiau anupokritau,The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
Hebrews 10:22“conscience”prosercheneiō meta alēthinau kardiau en plēroforia pistiau, rantizirētois tain kardiain apo suneidēsiau ponērau kai louerētois tem sōmem hudōre kathare;let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
1 Peter 3:21“conscience”hem kai vin antitupem nun sōzatō baptismem, ouk sarxau apothesias rupou alla suneidēsiau agathau eperōtēmem eis theon, dia anastasiau Iēsu Christou,And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also — not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God — through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
suneidēsia“conscience”to, fordative singular3×
Acts 23:1“conscience”atenizaratos de tos Paulos te sunedrie legata; Anēroir adelfoir, mis panta suneidēsia agatha politeuemē to theo achri houtau tau hēmerau.Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
1 Timothy 3:9“conscience”echarōtoin tem mustēriem tau pistiau en kathara suneidēsia.They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
2 Timothy 1:3“conscience”Charian echamō to theo, ho latreuamō apo progonoiu en kathara suneidēsia, hōs adialeiptan echamō tan peri su mneian en tai deēsiai mu, nuxau kai hēmerauI thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
suneidēsiai“consciences”to, fordative plural1×
2 Corinthians 5:11“consciences”Oidarētois oun ton fobon tou kuriou anthrōpoin peithanō, theo de fanerinē; elpizamō de kai en tai suneidēsiai vu fanerirē.Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.