verb

suniēamō

Greekσύνιημι (suniēmi)

Strong’sG4920

I consider, understand

stem suniē-once in the New Testament1 forms occur

Translated as

understand1×

What it means

συν-ίημι and συνίω (v. Bl., § 23, 7),

[in LXX chiefly for בּין hi., שׂכל hi.;]

1. to bring or set together.

2. Metaph., to perceive, understand: Mt 13:13-15 (LXX), 19 15:10, Mk 4:9 (WH, mg.), 12 7:14 8:17, 21 Lk 8:10, Ac 7:25 28:26, 27, Ro 15:21 (LXX), II Co 10:12; c. acc. rei, Mt 13:23, 51, Lk 2:50 18:34 24:45; seq. ὅτι, Mt 16:12 17:13; seq. quæst. indir., Eph 5:17; ἐπὶ τ. ἄρτοις, Mk 6:52; as subst., συνίων (ὁ σ., WH, mg.), a man of understanding, i.e. in moral and religious sense, Ro 3:11 (LXX).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G4920 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidsoon-ee'-ay-mee

to put together, i.e. (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously

Fromfrom G4862 and ἵημι (to send);

King Jamesconsider, understand, be wise.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
suniēaveiaσυνῆτε	happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural	understand	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	suniēamō	suniēame	suniēami	suniēama	suniēamē	suniēamelē
you 2nd person singular	suniēasō	suniēase	suniēasi	suniēasa	suniēasē	suniēaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	suniēatō	suniēate	suniēati	suniēata	suniēatē	suniēatelē
we 1st person plural	suniēanō	suniēane	suniēani	suniēana	suniēanē	suniēanelē
ye 2nd person plural	suniēavō	suniēave	suniēavi	suniēava	suniēavē	suniēavelē
they 3rd person plural	suniēalō	suniēale	suniēali	suniēala	suniēalē	suniēalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	suniēameiō	suniēameia	suniēameiē
you 2nd person singular	suniēaseiō	suniēaseia	suniēaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	suniēateiō	suniēateia	suniēateiē
we 1st person plural	suniēaneiō	suniēaneia	suniēaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	suniēaveiō	suniēaveia1×συνῆτε	suniēaveiē
they 3rd person plural	suniēaleiō	suniēaleia	suniēaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	suniēasōr	suniēasar	suniēasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	suniēatōr	suniēatar	suniēatēr
ye 2nd person plural	suniēavōr	suniēavar	suniēavēr
they 3rd person plural	suniēalōr	suniēalar	suniēalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	suniēamoiō	suniēamoia
you 2nd person singular	suniēasoiō	suniēasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	suniēatoiō	suniēatoia
we 1st person plural	suniēanoiō	suniēanoia
ye 2nd person plural	suniēavoiō	suniēavoia
they 3rd person plural	suniēaloiō	suniēaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	suniēarō	suniēari	suniēara	suniēarē

Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	suniēarōtos	suniēaritos	suniēaratos	suniēarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

suniēstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

suniē 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

suniēaveia“understand”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×

Acts 28:26“understand”legarōtos; Poreuisar pros ton laon houton kai legasar; Akoa akouavi kai ouk mē suniēaveia, kai bleparōtois blepavi kai ouk mē horaveia;‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”