Verb syniēmi (to understand) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV)


Matthew

13: 13The reason I speak to them in parables is that 'seeing they do not perceive, and hearing they do not listen, nor do they understand (syniēmi).'
13: 14With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed listen, but never understand (syniēmi), and you will indeed look, but never perceive.
13: 15For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand (syniēmi) with their heart and turn - and I would heal them.'
13: 19When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand (syniēmi) it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path.
13: 23But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands (syniēmi) it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."
13: 51"Have you understood (syniēmi) all this?" They answered, "Yes."
15: 10Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, "Listen and understand (syniēmi):
16: 12Then they understood (syniēmi) that he had not told them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
17: 13Then the disciples understood (syniēmi) that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

Mark

4: 12in order that 'they may indeed look, but not perceive, and may indeed listen, but not understand (syniēmi); so that they may not turn again and be forgiven.'"
6: 52for they did not understand (syniēmi) about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
7: 14Then he called the crowd again and said to them, "Listen to me, all of you, and understand (syniēmi):
8: 17And becoming aware of it, Jesus said to them, "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not perceive or understand (syniēmi)? Are your hearts hardened?
8: 21Then he said to them, "Do you not yet understand (syniēmi)?"

Luke

2: 50But they did not understand (syniēmi) what he said to them.
8: 10He said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but to others I speak in parables, so that 'looking they may not perceive, and listening they may not understand (syniēmi).'
18: 34But they understood (syniēmi) nothing about all these things; in fact, what he said was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.
24: 45Then he opened their minds to understand (syniēmi) the scriptures,

Acts

7: 25He supposed that his kinsfolk would understand (syniēmi) that God through him was rescuing them, but they did not understand (syniēmi).
28: 26'Go to this people and say, You will indeed listen, but never understand (syniēmi), and you will indeed look, but never perceive.
28: 27For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand (syniēmi) with their heart and turn - and I would heal them.'