◄ 4893. suneidésis ►
Strong's Lexicon suneidésis: Conscience Original Word: συνείδησις Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: suneidésis Pronunciation: soo-nay'-day-sis Phonetic Spelling: (soon-i'-day-sis) Definition: the conscience, a persisting notion. Meaning: The term συνείδησις refers to the faculty of moral consciousness, the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct, prompting one to do right and avoid wrong. It is often translated as "conscience." Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb συνείδω (syneidō), meaning "to know together" or "to be conscious of." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for συνείδησις, the concept of conscience is related to the Hebrew idea of the "heart" (לֵב, leb) as the center of moral and spiritual life. The heart is often seen as the seat of conscience in the Old Testament, where it discerns right from wrong and is responsive to God's commandments. Usage: The word συνείδησις is used in the New Testament to describe the internal witness or moral compass that guides individuals in ethical decision-making. It appears in various contexts, often relating to the awareness of sin, the conviction of wrongdoing, or the assurance of right conduct. Context: The concept of συνείδησις, or conscience, is a significant theme in the New Testament, reflecting the inner moral awareness that God has placed within humans. It is the aspect of the human soul that discerns moral and ethical dimensions of actions and thoughts. The conscience can be informed and shaped by divine revelation, personal experience, and communal teachings. In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul frequently addresses the role of conscience in the believer's life. For instance, in Acts 24:16, Paul states, "In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man." Here, the conscience is portrayed as a guide for maintaining integrity and righteousness. In Romans 2:15, Paul discusses how even Gentiles, who do not have the Law, demonstrate the work of the Law written in their hearts, "their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them." This passage highlights the universal aspect of conscience as an innate moral guide. The conscience can be "weak" (1 Corinthians 8:7), "defiled" (Titus 1:15), or "seared" (1 Timothy 4:2), indicating that it can be damaged or dulled by sin and false teachings. Conversely, a "good" or "clear" conscience is one that aligns with God's truth and is sensitive to His guidance (1 Timothy 1:5, 1 Peter 3:16). The New Testament encourages believers to maintain a clear conscience through faith, obedience, and repentance, ensuring that their moral compass remains aligned with God's will. Hebrews 9:14 speaks of the cleansing of the conscience from dead works to serve the living God, emphasizing the transformative power of Christ's sacrifice. HELPS Word-studies 4893 syneídēsis (from 4862 /sýn, "together with" and 1492 /eídō "to know, see") – properly, joint-knowing, i.e. conscience which joins moral and spiritual consciousness as part of being created in the divine image. Accordingly, all people have this God-given capacity to know right from wrong because each is a free moral agent (cf. Jn 1:4,7,9; Gen 1:26,27). ["Conscience (4893 /syneídēsis) is an innate discernment, self-judging consciousness" (A-S).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from suneidon Definition consciousness, spec. conscience NASB Translation conscience (24), conscience' (4), consciences (1), consciousness (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4893: συνείδησις συνείδησις, συνειδήσεως, ἡ (συνεῖδον), Latinconscientia (literally, 'joint-knowledge'; see σύν, II. 4), i. e. a. the consciousness of anything: with a genitive of the object, τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν, a soul conscious of sins, Hebrews 10:2 (τοῦ μύσους, Diodorus 4, 65; συνείδησις εὐγενής, consciousness of nobility; a soul mindful of its noble origin, Herodian, 7, 1, 8 (3 edition, Bekker)). b. "the soul as distinguishing between what is morally good and bad, prompting to do the former and shun the latter, commending the one, condemning the other; conscience": with a genitive of the subjunctive, ἡ συνείδησις τίνος, Romans 2:15 (where the idea of ἡ συνείδησις is further explained by καί μεταξύ ... ἡ καί ἀπολογουμένων (cf. Winers Grammar, 580 (539); see ἀπολογέομαι, 2, and συμμαρτυρέω)); Romans 9:1; 1 Corinthians 8:7 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 30, 1 a.),; ; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 4:2; 2 Corinthians 5:11; Hebrews 9:14 (ἡ τοῦ φαυλου συνείδησις, Philo, fragment, vol. ii, p. 659, Mangey edition (vi., p. 217f, Richter edition)); ἡ ἰδίᾳ συνείδησις, 1 Timothy 4:2; ἄλλη συνείδησις equivalent to ἄλλου τίνος συνείδησις, 1 Corinthians 10:29; διά τήν συνείδησιν, for conscience' sake, because conscience requires it (viz., the conduct in question), Romans 13:5; in order not to occasion scruples of conscience (in another), 1 Corinthians 10:28; μηδέν ἀνακρίνειν διά τήν συνείδησιν (anxiously) questioning nothing, as though such questioning were demanded by conscience, 1 Corinthians 10:25, 27; διά συνείδησιν Θεοῦ, because conscience is impressed and governed by the idea of God (and so understands that griefs are to be borne according to God's will), 1 Peter 2:19; ἡ συνείδησιν τοῦ εἰδώλου, a conscience impressed and controlled by an idea of the idol (i. e. by a notion of the idol's existence and power), 1 Corinthians 8:7 Rec.; τελειῶσαι τινα κατά τήν συνείδησιν (namely, αὐτοῦ), so to perfect one that his own conscience is satisfied, i. e. that he can regard himself as free from guilt, Hebrews 9:9; ἐλέγχεσθαι ὑπό τῆς συνειδήσεως John 8:9 (ὑπό τοῦ συνειδοτος, Philo de Josepho § 9 at the end; συνέχεσθαι τῇ συνειδήσει, Wis. 17:10); ἡ συνείδησις is said μαρτυρεῖν, Romans 9:1; συμμαρτύρειν, Romans 2:15; τό μαρτύριον τῆς συνειδήσεως, 2 Corinthians 1:12. With epithets: ἀσθενής, not strong enough to distinguish clearly between things lawful for a Christian and things unlawful, 1 Corinthians 8:7, cf. 1 Corinthians 8:10; συνείδησις ἀγαθή, a conscience reconciled to God, 1 Peter 3:21; free from guilt, consciousness of rectitude, of right conduct, Acts 23:1; 1 Timothy 1:5 (Herodian, 6, 3, 9 (4 edition, Bekker)); ἔχειν συνείδησιν ἀγαθήν, 1 Timothy 1:19; 1 Peter 3:16, (ἐν ἀγαθή συνείδησις ὑπάρχειν, Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 41, 1 [ET]); ἔχειν συνείδησιν καλήν, Hebrews 13:18; συνείδησις καθαρά, 1 Timothy 3:9; 2 Timothy 1:3 (Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 45, 7 [ET], cf. ἁγνή συνείδησις, ibid. 1, 3; καθαρός τῇ συνειδήσει, Ignatius ad Trall. 7, 2 [ET]); ἀπρόσκοπος, Acts 24:16; πονηρά, a mind conscious of wrong-doing, Hebrews 10:22 ((ἐν συνειδήσει ποιηρα, 'Teaching' etc. 4, 14 [ET]); ἀπρεπής, Lucian, amor. 49). ἡ συνείδησις καθαρίζεται ἀπό κτλ., Hebrews 9:14; μολύνεται, 1 Corinthians 8:7; μιαίνεται, Titus 1:15 (μηδέν ἑκουσίως ψεύδεσθαι μηδέ μιαίνειν τήν αὑτοῦ συνείδησιν, Dionysius Halicarnassus, jud. Thucydides8ἅπασιν ἡμῖν ἡ συνείδησις Θεός, Menander 597, p. 103, Didot edition; βροτοῖς ἅπασιν ἡ συνείδησις Θεός, ibid. 654, p. 101, Didot edition; Epictetus fragment 97 represents ἡ συνείδησις as filling the same office in adults which a tutor (παιδαγωγός, which see) holds toward boys; with Philo, Plutarch, and others, τό συνειδός is more common. In the Sept. once for מַדָּע , Ecclesiastes 10:20; (equivalent to conscience, Wis. 17:11; cf. Delitzsch, Brief an d. Röm., p. 11)). Cf. especially Jahnel, Diss. de conscientiae notione, qualis fuerit apud veteres et apud Christianos usque ad aevi medii exitum. Berol. 1862 (also the same, Ueber den Begr. Gewissen in d. Griech. Philos. (Berlin, 1872)); Kähler, Das Gewissen. I. die Entwickelung seiner Namen u. seines Begriffes. i., Alterth. u. N. T. (Halle, 1878); (also in Herzog edition 2, under the word Gewissen; Zezschwitz, Profangräcität as above with, pp. 52-57; Schenkel, under the word Gewissen both in Herzog edition 1, and in his BL.; P. Ewald, De vocis συνείδησις ap. script. Novi Test. vi ac potestate (pp. 91; 1883); other references in Schaff-Herzog, under the word Conscience). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance conscience. From a prolonged form of suneido; co-perception, i.e. Moral consciousness -- conscience. see GREEK suneido Forms and Transliterations συνειδησει συνειδήσει συνειδησεσιν συνειδήσεσιν συνειδησεως συνειδήσεως συνειδήσεώς συνειδησιν συνείδησιν συνειδησις συνείδησις suneidesei suneidēsei suneideseos suneidēseōs suneidesesin suneidēsesin suneidesin suneidēsin suneidesis suneidēsis syneidesei syneidēsei syneidḗsei syneideseos syneidēseōs syneidḗseos syneidḗseōs syneidḗseṓs syneidesesin syneidēsesin syneidḗsesin syneidesin syneidēsin syneídesin syneídēsin syneidesis syneidēsis syneídesis syneídēsis Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Acts 23:1 N-DFS GRK: ἐγὼ πάσῃ συνειδήσει ἀγαθῇ πεπολίτευμαι NAS: good conscience before God KJV: good conscience before God INT: I in all conscience good have conducted myself Acts 24:16 N-AFS GRK: ἀσκῶ ἀπρόσκοπον συνείδησιν ἔχειν πρὸς NAS: a blameless conscience [both] before KJV: always a conscience void of offence INT: exercise without offense a conscience to have toward Romans 2:15 N-GFS GRK: αὐτῶν τῆς συνειδήσεως καὶ μεταξὺ NAS: in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness KJV: their conscience also bearing witness, INT: their conscience and between Romans 9:1 N-GFS GRK: μοι τῆς συνειδήσεώς μου ἐν NAS: I am not lying, my conscience testifies KJV: not, my conscience also bearing me INT: me the conscience of me in [the] Romans 13:5 N-AFS GRK: διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν NAS: but also for conscience' sake. KJV: but also for conscience sake. INT: on account of the conscience 1 Corinthians 8:7 N-NFS GRK: καὶ ἡ συνείδησις αὐτῶν ἀσθενὴς NAS: it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being KJV: some with conscience of the idol INT: and this conscience of them weak 1 Corinthians 8:10 N-NFS GRK: οὐχὶ ἡ συνείδησις αὐτοῦ ἀσθενοῦς NAS: in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, KJV: not the conscience of him INT: not the conscience of him weak 1 Corinthians 8:12 N-AFS GRK: αὐτῶν τὴν συνείδησιν ἀσθενοῦσαν εἰς NAS: and wounding their conscience when it is weak, KJV: their weak conscience, ye sin against INT: their conscience weak against 1 Corinthians 10:25 N-AFS GRK: διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν NAS: asking questions for conscience' sake; KJV: question for conscience sake: INT: on account of conscience 1 Corinthians 10:27 N-AFS GRK: διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν NAS: asking questions for conscience' sake. KJV: question for conscience sake. INT: on account of conscience 1 Corinthians 10:28 N-AFS GRK: καὶ τὴν συνείδησιν τοῦ γὰρ NAS: who informed [you], and for conscience' sake; KJV: and for conscience sake: for INT: and conscience for 1 Corinthians 10:29 N-AFS GRK: συνείδησιν δὲ λέγω NAS: not your own conscience, but the other KJV: Conscience, I say, INT: Conscience moreover I say 1 Corinthians 10:29 N-GFS GRK: ὑπὸ ἄλλης συνειδήσεως NAS: judged by another's conscience? KJV: of another [man's] conscience? INT: by another's conscience 2 Corinthians 1:12 N-GFS GRK: μαρτύριον τῆς συνειδήσεως ἡμῶν ὅτι NAS: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness KJV: of our conscience, that INT: testimony of the conscience of us that 2 Corinthians 4:2 N-AFS GRK: πρὸς πᾶσαν συνείδησιν ἀνθρώπων ἐνώπιον NAS: man's conscience in the sight KJV: man's conscience in the sight INT: to every conscience of men before 2 Corinthians 5:11 N-DFP GRK: ἐν ταῖς συνειδήσεσιν ὑμῶν πεφανερῶσθαι NAS: also in your consciences. KJV: in your consciences. INT: in the consciences of you to have been revealed 1 Timothy 1:5 N-GFS GRK: καρδίας καὶ συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς καὶ NAS: and a good conscience and a sincere KJV: [of] a good conscience, and INT: a heart and a conscience good and 1 Timothy 1:19 N-AFS GRK: καὶ ἀγαθὴν συνείδησιν ἥν τινες NAS: and a good conscience, which KJV: and a good conscience; which some INT: and a good conscience which some 1 Timothy 3:9 N-DFS GRK: ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει NAS: of the faith with a clear conscience. KJV: in a pure conscience. INT: in pure a conscience 1 Timothy 4:2 N-AFS GRK: τὴν ἰδίαν συνείδησιν NAS: in their own conscience as with a branding iron, KJV: their conscience seared with a hot iron; INT: the own conscience 2 Timothy 1:3 N-DFS GRK: ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει ὡς ἀδιάλειπτον NAS: with a clear conscience the way KJV: pure conscience, that INT: with pure conscience how unceasingly Titus 1:15 N-NFS GRK: καὶ ἡ συνείδησις NAS: their mind and their conscience are defiled. KJV: mind and conscience is defiled. INT: and the conscience Hebrews 9:9 N-AFS GRK: δυνάμεναι κατὰ συνείδησιν τελειῶσαι τὸν NAS: the worshiper perfect in conscience, KJV: as pertaining to the conscience; INT: being able as to conscience to perfect him who Hebrews 9:14 N-AFS GRK: καθαριεῖ τὴν συνείδησιν ἡμῶν ἀπὸ NAS: cleanse your conscience from dead KJV: purge your conscience from dead INT: will purify the conscience of us from Hebrews 10:2 N-AFS GRK: ἔχειν ἔτι συνείδησιν ἁμαρτιῶν τοὺς NAS: longer have had consciousness of sins? KJV: no more conscience of sins. INT: having any longer conscience of sins those who Strong's Greek 4893 30 Occurrences συνειδήσει — 3 Occ. συνειδήσεως — 7 Occ. συνειδήσεσιν — 1 Occ. συνείδησιν — 16 Occ. συνείδησις — 3 Occ.