Lexicon suzététés: a disputer Original Word: συζητητής, οῦ, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: suzététés Phonetic Spelling: (sood-zay-tay-tace') Short Definition: a disputer Definition: a disputer, as the Greek sophists. HELPS word-Studies 4804 syzētētḗs (from 4862 /sýn, "identified with, together" and 2212 /zētéō, "seek") – properly, "a joint-seeker," referring to a debater who delves into philosophical and religious matters, i.e. fiercely dialogues with others. 4804 /syzētētḗs ("ostentatious debater") is only used in 1 Cor 1:20 of someone who "sounds off" to look important ("impressive") – especially on moot subjects and without objective basis. [In biblical times, the Jews had "rabbinical houses" (academic centers) devoted to "religious disputation."] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom suzéteóDefinitiona disputer NASB Translationdebater (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 4804: συζητητήςσυζητητής ( L T Tr WH συνζητητης (cf. σύν, II. at the end)), συζητητου, ὁ ( συζητέω), a disputer, i. e. a learned disputant, sophist: 1 Corinthians 1:20. ( Ignatius ad Eph. 18 [ET] (quotation).)
Strong's disputer. From suzeteo; a disputant, i.e. Sophist -- disputer. see GREEK suzeteo |
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