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Lexicon :: Strong's G4908 - synetos

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συνετός
Transliteration
synetos (Key)
Pronunciation
soon-et'-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 7:888,1119

Strong’s Definitions

συνετός synetós, soon-et'-os; from G4920; mentally put (or putting) together, i.e. sagacious:—prudent. Compare G5429.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G4908 in the following manner: prudent (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G4908 in the following manner: prudent (4x).

  1. intelligent, having understanding, wise, learned

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
συνετός synetós, soon-et'-os; from G4920; mentally put (or putting) together, i.e. sagacious:—prudent. Compare G5429.
STRONGS G4908:
συνετός, συνετή, συνετόν (συνίημι), from Pindar down, the Sept. for חָכָם, נָבון, etc., intelligent, having understanding, wise, learned: Matthew 11:25; Luke 10:21; Acts 13:7; 1 Corinthians 1:19 (from Isaiah 29:14). (Synonym: see σοφός, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
29:14
Matthew
11:25
Luke
10:21
Acts
13:7
1 Corinthians
1:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4908 matches the Greek συνετός (synetos),
which occurs 37 times in 36 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:33 - “Now therefore, let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:39

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:39 - Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:6 - “And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all the gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:13 - ‘Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 - “So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and knowledgeable men, and made them heads over you, leaders of thousands, leaders of hundreds, leaders of fifties, leaders of tens, and officers for your tribes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:18 - Then one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the LORD is with him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 11:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 11:9 - So the captains of the hundreds did according to all that Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each of them took his men who were to be on duty on the Sabbath, with those who were going off duty on the Sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 15:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:22 - Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was instructor in charge of the music, because he was skillful;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:32 - Also Jehonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:10 - “Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding:
Far be it from God to do wickedness,
And from the Almighty to commit iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:34 - “Men of understanding say to me,
Wise men who listen to me:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 47:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:7 - For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:8 - A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - A prudent man conceals knowledge,
But the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:24 - The way of life winds upward for the wise,
That he may turn away from hell[fn] below.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:20 - He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
And whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:21 - The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:24 - Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:9 - Do not speak in the hearing of a fool,
For he will despise the wisdom of your words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:7 - Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son,
But a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:30 - Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,
But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:11 - I returned and saw under the sun that—

The race is not to the swift,
Nor the battle to the strong,
Nor bread to the wise,
Nor riches to men of understanding,
Nor favor to men of skill;
But time and chance happen to them all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:3 - The captain of fifty and the honorable man,
The counselor and the skillful artisan,
And the expert enchanter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:21 - Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes,
And prudent in their own sight!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11 - Surely the princes of Zoan are fools;
Pharaoh’s wise counselors give foolish counsel.
How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:14 - Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work
Among this people,
A marvelous work and a wonder;
For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:16 - Surely you have things turned around!
Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay;
For shall the thing made say of him who made it,
“He did not make me”?
Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it,
“He has no understanding”?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:8 - But a generous man devises generous things,
And by generosity he shall stand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:22 - “For My people are foolish,
They have not known Me.
They are silly children,
And they have no understanding.
They are wise to do evil,
But to do good they have no knowledge.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:12 - Who is the wise man who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it? Why does the land perish and burn up like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:18 - Then they said, “Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:7 - Against Edom. Thus says the LORD of hosts:

“Is wisdom no more in Teman?
Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom vanished?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:9 - For behold, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon
An assembly of great nations from the north country,
And they shall array themselves against her;
From there she shall be captured.
Their arrows shall be like those of an expert warrior;[fn]
None shall return in vain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:35 - “A sword is against the Chaldeans,” says the LORD,
“Against the inhabitants of Babylon,
And against her princes and her wise men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:33 - “And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:9 - Who is wise?
Let him understand these things.
Who is prudent?
Let him know them.
For the ways of the LORD are right;
The righteous walk in them,
But transgressors stumble in them.
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