verb
sunoidamō
Strong’sG4894
I know, consider, am privy to
stem sunoid-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
σύν-οιδα, pf. with Pres. meaning (v.s. οἶδα),
[in LXX: Le 5:1 (ידע), Jb 27:6; ptcp., I Mac 4:21 A, II Mac 4:41 A, III Mac 2:8 R *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4894 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoon-i'-do
to see completely; used (like its primary) only in two past tenses, respectively meaning to understand or become aware, and to be conscious or (clandestinely) informed of
King Jamesconsider, know, be privy, be ware of.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
perfect with present sense, 1st pers. plural σύνισμεν Refs 5th c.BC+, Ionic dialect συνοίδαμεν Refs 5th c.BC+, 3rd.pers. plural συνίσᾱσι Refs 5th c.BC+; infinitive ξυνειδέναι Refs 5th c.BC+pluperfect with imperfect sense, συνῄδειν, Attic dialect συνῄδη, dual συνῄστην, plural -ῇσμεν, -ῇστε, -ῇσαν, Ionic dialect2nd pers. plural συνῃδέᾰτε Refs 5th c.BC+: future συν (ξυν-) είσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+, and aorist participle -ειδήσαςRefs 1st c.BC+:—know something about a person, especially as a potential witness for or against him, ἢ (i.e. Δίκη) σιγῶσα σύνοιδε τὰ γιγνόμενα πρό τ᾽ ἐόντα Refs 6th c.BC+; τά τοι ἐγὼ καὶ ἀμφότερα συνειδὼς ἔχω μαρτυρέειν to both of which I, knowing them true of you, can testify, Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ Μηδικὰ καὶ ὅσα αὐτοὶ σύνιστε our other services to which you can testify, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὑπολαμβάνων παρ᾽ ὑμῶν ἑκάστῳ τὸ συνειδὸς ὑπάρχειν μοι believing that I can rely on your acknowledgement of my services, Refs 4th c.BC+; τί μοι σύνοισθα τοιοῦτον εἰργασμέν; Refs 5th c.BC+; ξυνειδὼς οὐ φράσει; Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ αἰσχυνοῦμαι.. εἰπεῖν (variant) ἅπασιν ὅσα σύνοιδ᾽ αὐτῷ κακά Refs 5th c.BC+; θνῄσκοντι συνείσῃ (conjecture Reiske for συνοίσῃ) thou wilt witness my death, Refs 5th c.BC+; δύ᾽ ἡμῶν ἢ τρία κακὰ ξυνειδὼς εἶπε δρώσας μυρία (i.e. Εὐριπίδης) Refs 5th c.BC+; καὶ τίνα σύνοισθά μοι καλουμένῃ βροτῶ; Refs 4th c.BC+; σύνοιδα τοῖς πλείστοις αὐτῶν ἥκιστα χαίρουσι I can bear witness that most of them are far from pleased.., Refs 5th c.BC+; with a mixture of dative and accusative construction, συνίσασι γὰρ αὐτῷ.. καθιστάμενον, ἐκ δὲ τούτων.. δυνάμενον Refs 7th c.BC+; ἐξ ὧν αὐτὸς σύνοισθα σαυτῷ ἐν τῇ τῶν γραμμάτων μαθήσει from your experience of yourself.., Refs 5th c.BC+; σύνοιδ᾽ ἐμαυτῇ πολλὰ (δείν᾽) NT+5th c.BC+; συνειδότες αὑτοῖς with full consciousness, Refs W.:—with participle
a in nominative, πῶς οὖν ἐμαυτῷ τοῦτ᾽ ἐγὼ ξυνείσομαι, φεύγοντ᾽ ἀπολύσας ἄνδρ; Refs 5th c.BC+
b in dative, σύνοιδα ἐμαυτῷ ἀντιλέγειν οὐ δυναμένῳ Refs 5th c.BC+
2 with dative of things, know something about a thing, τοῖς διὰ τῶν εἰκότων τὰς ἀποδείξεις ποιουμένοις λόγοις σύνοιδα οὖσιν ἀλαζόσιν Refs 5th c.BC+; καιρὸς.. σὲ εἰπεῖν ἃ σύνοισθα τῷ βίῳ ἑκάστῳ what you know about each life, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II share the knowledge of something with somebody, to be implicated in or privy to it, οὐδὲ ξυνῄδει σοί τις ἔκθεσιν τέκνο; Refs 5th c.BC+; ξύνοιδε δ᾽ οὔτις οἰκετῶν νόσονRefs 5th c.BC+; συνειδέναι δὲ (i.e. τὰς μαντηΐας) καὶ τοὺς Πυθίους NT+5th c.BC+participle
II.a in dative, μήτε τῳ ξυνειδέναι τὸ πρᾶγμα βουλεύσαντι Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b in accusative, ἀνδράποδα, ἂ συνῄδει τὴν γυναῖκα.. θάνατον μηχανωμένην Refs 5th c.BC+
III know well, αὐτὸς ξυνειδώς, ἢ μαθὼν ἄλλου πάρ; as from his own knowledge, or.. ? Refs 5th c.BC+; so also (unless there is ellipse of reflexive pronoun) σύνοιδα δείν᾽ εἰργασμένος Refs 5th c.BC+
IV with dative of things. to be privy to, Refs 1st c.BC+; τῷ φόνῳ Refs 2nd c.AD+
V τὸ συνειδός complicity, τὸ σ. τοῦ πράγματος Refs 1st c.AD+; consciousness, τοῦ ἐνδεοῦς Refs
V.2 conscience, ὑπὸ συνειδότος ἐπαρρησιάζετο ἀγαθοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+
VI ὡς ἂν συνειδῇς as you may think proper, Refs 6th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunoidamēσύνοιδα | has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular | conscious of | 1× |
| sunoidarēntauσυνειδυίης | has happened · of, belonging toperfect active participle genitive singular feminine | knowledge | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunoidamō | sunoidame | sunoidami | sunoidama | sunoidamē1×σύνοιδα | sunoidamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunoidasō | sunoidase | sunoidasi | sunoidasa | sunoidasē | sunoidaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunoidatō | sunoidate | sunoidati | sunoidata | sunoidatē | sunoidatelē |
| we 1st person plural | sunoidanō | sunoidane | sunoidani | sunoidana | sunoidanē | sunoidanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunoidavō | sunoidave | sunoidavi | sunoidava | sunoidavē | sunoidavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunoidalō | sunoidale | sunoidali | sunoidala | sunoidalē | sunoidalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunoidameiō | sunoidameia | sunoidameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | sunoidaseiō | sunoidaseia | sunoidaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunoidateiō | sunoidateia | sunoidateiē |
| we 1st person plural | sunoidaneiō | sunoidaneia | sunoidaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunoidaveiō | sunoidaveia | sunoidaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | sunoidaleiō | sunoidaleia | sunoidaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | sunoidasōr | sunoidasar | sunoidasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunoidatōr | sunoidatar | sunoidatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunoidavōr | sunoidavar | sunoidavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | sunoidalōr | sunoidalar | sunoidalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | sunoidamoiō | sunoidamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | sunoidasoiō | sunoidasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | sunoidatoiō | sunoidatoia |
| we 1st person plural | sunoidanoiō | sunoidanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | sunoidavoiō | sunoidavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | sunoidaloiō | sunoidaloia |
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 | sunoidarō | sunoidari | sunoidara | sunoidarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | sunoidarōntos | sunoidarintos | sunoidarantos | sunoidarēntos1× |
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
sunoid 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
sunoidamē“conscious of”has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 4:4“conscious of”oudenem gar miauto sunoidamē, alla ouk en houte dikaiomē, tos …… is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who …
sunoidarēntau“knowledge”has happened · of, belonging toperfect active participle genitive singular feminine1×
Acts 5:2kai nosfizeta apo tau timau, sunoidarēntau kai tau gunaikau, kai ferarantos merem …With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the …