to understand

Greek Verb

συν-ίημι and συνίω (see Bl, § 23, 7), [in LXX chiefly for בִּין hi, שָׂכַל hi;] 1) to bring or set together. 2) Metaphorical, to perceive, understand: Mat.13:13-15 (LXX), Mat.13:19 15:10, Mrk.4:9 (WH, mg.), Mrk.4:12 7:14 8:17, 21 Luk.8:10, Act.7:25 28:26-27, Rom.15:21 " (LXX), 2Co.10:12; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.13:23, 51, Luk.2:50 18:34 24:45; before ὅτι, Mat.16:12 17:13; before quæst. indir, Eph.5:17; ἐπὶ τ. ἄρτοις, Mrk.6:52; as subst, συνίων (ὁ σ, WH, mg.), a man of understanding, i.e. in moral and religious sense, Rom.3:11 (LXX). (AS)

to understand

Greek Verb

συνίημι, also ξυν-, 2nd pers. singular ξυνίης [ῑ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular and plural συνίει, συνίουσι, [LXX]; imperative ξυνίει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive συνιῇ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; infinitive συνιέναι, Epic dialect -ῑέμεν[LXX+8th c.BC+]; participle ξυνῑείς [LXX+5th c.BC+]: imperfect συνίην [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; συνίειν (assuming variant) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; 3rd.pers. singular ξυνίει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. plural ξυνίεσαν [Refs 5th c.BC+], Epic dialect ξύνιεν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: future συνήσω [Refs 5th c.BC+]: aorist 1 συνῆκα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Epic dialect ξυνέηκα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but aorist 2 imperative ξύνες, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; plural σύνετε variant in [NT]; participle συνείς [Refs 5th c.BC+] and ; Aeolic dialect σύνεις [Refs 7th c.BC+]; Doric dialect infinitive συνέμεν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect συνεῖκα [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; Doric dialect[Refs 1st c.AD+]; perfect participle συνεικώς probable reading in [Refs 8th c.BC+] we find of present, only imperative ξυνίει [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ofimperfect, 3rd.pers. plural ξύνιεν for ξυνίεσαν, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of aorist 1, Epic dialect 3rd.pers. singular ξυνέηκ; of aorist 2, imperative ξύνες [Refs]; of aorist 2 middle, 3rd.pers. singular ξύνετο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; subjunctive 1st pers. plural συνώμεθα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; all except the last form with ξυν, though seldom required by the verse. [As in ἵημι, the 1st pers. syllable is short in Epic dialect, long in Trag. and Comedy texts: [Refs 8th c.BC+] ξυνιημι in a dactylic verse, [Refs 5th c.BC+] ξυνιημι in an iambic trimeter, [Refs 4th c.BC+] I) bring or set together, in hostile sense, τίς τ᾽ ἄρ σφωε. ἔριδι ξυνέηκε μάχεσθα; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but ἀμφοτέρῃς. ἕνα ξυνέηκεν ὀϊστόν shot one arrow at both together, [Refs 5th c.AD+] I.2) middle, come together, come to an agreement, ὄφρα. συνώμεθα. ἀμφὶ γάμῳ [Refs 8th c.BC+] I.3) send herewith, [Refs 3rd c.BC+] II) metaphorically, perceive, hear, frequently in [Refs 8th c.BC+] (who also has middle in this sense, ἀγορεύοντος ξύνετο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; καὶ κωφοῦ συνίημι Orac cited in [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.2) to be aware of, take notice of, observe, τοῖιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with accusative, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: followed by a relative, ξύνες δὲ τήνδ᾽, ὡς. χωρεῖ [Refs 6th c.BC+] II.3) understand, ξ. ἀλλήλων understand one another's language, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; εὖ λέγοντος. τοῦ Δελφικοῦ γράμματος οὐ σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] to the intelligent, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; in Comedy texts dialogue, parenthetically, συνίη; like{μανθάνεις}; Latin tenes? [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐχὶ ξυνίη; [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also followed by a clause, οὐ ξυνιᾶσιν ὅκως. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σ. τὸ γράμμα ὃ βούλεται [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also, like other Verbs of perception, with participle, ξυνιᾶσι τιμώμενοι [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; οὐ συνίης καταναλίσκω; [Refs 1st c.AD+]

Greek

Verb

to put together, i.e. (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously; consider, understand, be wise; from g4862 (σύν) and (to send)