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syneidēsis

conscience

Say it: soon-I-day-sis (approximate)

συνείδησις

What it means

Literally "knowing with" oneself: conscience, moral awareness. Paul says he has lived "in all good conscience" (23:1) and strives to keep "a conscience void of offense" (24:16). The concept is common in Paul's letters but is not found in the Gospels.

Range of meaning

  • ConscienceThe inner sense of right and wrong.
  • ConsciousnessAwareness.

In Acts

  • Chapter 23

    "I have lived before God in all good conscience" (23:1).

  • Chapter 24

    "A conscience void of offense toward God and men" (24:16).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G4893 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources