σύνεσις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ξῠ́νεσῐς (xúnesis) Attic

Etymology

From σῠνῑ́ημῐ (sunī́ēmi, bring together) + -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῠ́νεσῐς (súnesis) f (genitive σῠνέσεως); third declension

  1. a conflux, uniting, coming together
  2. understanding, intelligence
  3. conscience
  4. a branch of art or science
  5. a decision or decree
  6. (Gnosticism) one of the aeons or emanations of the Godhead, representing intelligence

Inflection

References

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