Lexicon asunetos: without understanding Original Word: ἀσύνετος, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: asunetos Phonetic Spelling: (as-oon'-ay-tos) Short Definition: unintelligent, unwise, undiscerning Definition: unintelligent, without wisdom, unwise, undiscerning (implying probably moral defect). HELPS word-Studies 801 asýnetos (from 1 /A "not" and 4908 /synetós, "synthesized understanding") – properly, without comprehension; foolish because incoherent (failing to "put facts together"). 801 /asýnetos ("lacking synthesis") describes a person failing to structure information in a meaningful way, and therefore unable to reach necessary conclusions. This person is illogical because unwilling to use good reason. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and sunetosDefinitionwithout understanding NASB Translationfoolish (1), lacking in understanding (2), without understanding (2).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 801: ἀσύνετοςἀσύνετος, ἀσύνετον, unintelligent, without understanding: Matthew 15:16; Mark 7:18; stupid: Romans 1:21; Romans 10:19. In imitation of the Hebrew נָבָל, ungodly (Wis. 1:5; Sir. 15:7f (cf. ἀσυνέτειν, Psalm 118:158 ())), because a wicked man has no mind for the things which make for salvation: Romans 1:31 (others adhere here to the Greek usage; cf. Fritzsche at the passage). (In Greek writings from Herodotus down.) (Cf. σοφός, at the end).
Strong's foolish, without understanding. From a (as a negative particle) and sunetos; unintelligent; by implication, wicked -- foolish, without understanding. see GREEK a see GREEK sunetos |
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