Dictionary entry

σύνεσις

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

σύνεσις, -εως, ἡ

(< συνίημι), [in LXX for בִּינָה and cogn. forms, מַשְׂכִּית, דַּעַת, חׇכְמָה, etc.;]

1. a running or flowing together (Hom.).

2. (a) understanding: Lk 2:47, I Co 1:19(LXX), Eph 3:4, Col 1:92:2, II Ti 2:7

(b) the understanding, the mind or intelligence: Mk 12:33.†

SYN.: v.s. σοφία