G4893 συνείδησις (syneídēsis) — conscience

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G4893

co-perception, i.e. moral consciousness

KJV usage: :--conscience.

Etymology: from a prolonged form of ;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

consciousness, Heb. 10:2; a present idea, persisting notion, impression of reality, 1 Pet. 2:19; conscience, as an inward moral impression of one’s actions and principles, Acts 23:1; 24:16; Rom. 9:1; 2 Cor. 1:12; conscience, as the inward faculty of moral judgment, Rom. 2:15; 13:5; 1 Cor. 8:7b, 10, 12; 10:25, 27, 28, 29; 2 Cor. 4:2; 5:11; 1 Tim. 1:5, 19; 3:9; 4:2; 2 Tim. 1:3; conscience, as the inward moral and spiritual frame, Tit. 1:15; Heb. 9:9, 14; 10:22; 13:18; 1 Pet. 3:16, 21*

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Acts 23:1 Acts 24:16 Romans 2:15 Romans 9:1 Romans 13:5 1 Corinthians 8:7 1 Corinthians 8:10 1 Corinthians 8:12 1 Corinthians 10:25 1 Corinthians 10:27 1 Corinthians 10:28 1 Corinthians 10:29 2 Corinthians 1:12 2 Corinthians 4:2 2 Corinthians 5:11 + 14 more →

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