Lexical Definition
συνείδησις syneídēsis (soon-i'-day-sis) conscience G:N-F
from a prolonged form of συνείδω
conscience.
- co-perception, i.e. moral consciousness
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| συνειδήσεώσ | conscience | Rom.9.1 |
| συνειδήσεωσ | a conscience | 1Tim.1.5 • Heb.10.22 |
| conscience | John.8.9 • Rom.2.15 • 1Cor.10.29 • 2Cor.1.12 | |
| of a conscience | 1Pet.3.21 | |
| συνειδήσεσιν | consciences | 2Cor.5.11 |
| συνειδήσει | a conscience | 1Tim.3.9 |
| conscience | Acts.23.1 • 2Tim.1.3 | |
| your conscience | LXX.Eccl.10.20 | |
| συνείδησισ | conscience | 1Cor.8.7 • 1Cor.8.10 • Titus.1.15 |
| συνείδησιν | a conscience | Acts.24.16 • 1Pet.3.16 |
| conscience | Rom.13.5 • 1Cor.8.12 • 1Cor.10.25 • 1Cor.10.27 • 1Cor.10.28 • 1Cor.10.29 • 2Cor.4.2 • 1Tim.1.19 • 1Tim.4.2 • Heb.9.9 • Heb.9.14 • Heb.10.2 • Heb.13.18 • 1Pet.2.19 |
Abbott-Smith
συν-είδησις, -εως, ἡ (< συνεῖδον), [in LXX: Ec 10:20 (מַדָּע), Wi 17:11, Si 42:18 א * ;]
1. consciousness: c. gen. obj., He 10:2, I Pe 2:19.
2. In ethical sense, innate discernment, self-judging consciousness, conscience (Stoics and late writers): Ro 2:15 9:1, I Co 10:29, II Co 1:12 4:2 5:11, I Ti 4:2, He 9:14; σ. ἀγαθή, Ac 23:1, I Ti 1:5, 19, I Pe 3:16, 21; ἀσθενής, I Co 8:7, 10; ἀσθενοῦσα, ib. 12; ἀπρόσκοπος, Ac 24:16; καθαρά, I Ti 3:9, II Ti 1:3; καλή, He 13:18; πονηρά, He 10:22; ὁ νοῦς καὶ ἡ σ., Tit 1:15; διὰ τὴν σ., Ro 13:5, I Co 10:25, 27, 28; κατὰ σ., He 9:9; ὑπὸ (τῆς) σ., 9] (Rec.), I Co 10:29 (cf. Cremer, 233 ff.; ICC on Ro 2:15; DB, i, 468 ff.).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ecclesiastes | 10:20 |
| John | 8:9 |
| Acts | 23:1 · 24:16 |
| Romans | 2:15 · 9:1 · 13:5 |
| 1 Corinthians | 8:7 · 8:10 · 8:12 · 10:25 · 10:27 · 10:29 |
| 2 Corinthians | 1:12 · 4:2 · 5:11 |
| 1 Timothy | 1:5 · 1:19 · 3:9 · 4:2 |
| 2 Timothy | 1:3 |
| Titus | 1:15 |
| Hebrews | 9:9 · 9:14 · 10:2 · 10:22 · 13:18 |
| 1 Peter | 2:19 · 3:16 · 3:21 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
συνείδησις, εως, ἡ,
knowledge shared with another, τῶν ἀλγημάτων (in a midwife) [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 communication, information, εὑρήσεις σ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; σ. εἰσήνεγκαν τοῖς κολλήγαις αὐτῶν [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__3 knowledge, λῦε ταῦτα πάντα μὴ διαλείψας ἀγαθῇ σ. (variant{ἀγαθῇ τύχῃ}) [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 consciousness, awareness, [τῆς αὑτοῦ συστάσεως] [NT+5th c.BC+]; inner consciousness, ἐν σ. σου βασιλέα μὴ καταράσῃ [LXX+NT]
__5 consciousness of right or wrong doing, conscience, Periander and [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐὰν ἐγκλήματός τινος ἔχῃ σ. [Refs] (a) ii 19; βροτοῖς ἅπασιν ἡ σ. θεός [NT+4th c.BC+]; ἀπρόσκοπος πρὸς τὸν θεόν[NT+2nd c.AD+]; κολαζομένους κατὰ συνείδησιν [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὸν.. θεὸν κεχολωμένον ἔχοιτο καὶ τὴν ἰδίαν σ. [Refs]; conscientiousness, [Refs 6th c.AD+].--Senses 4 and 5 sometimes run one into the other, see [NT]
__6 complicity, guilt, crime, περὶ τοῦ πεφημίσθαι αὐτὴν ἐν σ. τοιαύτῃ [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: 2Cor.4.2 ☩ 1Pet.2.19 ☩ Heb.10.2 ☩ LXX.Eccl.10.20 ☩ 1Cor.8.7 ☩ Acts.23.1 ☩ 1Tim.3.9 ☩ 1Cor.8.7