"unintelligent, dull, Mt. 15:16; Mk. 7:18; reckless, perverse, Rom. 1:21, 31; unenlightened, heathenish, Rom. 10:19"
Definition and meaning
unintelligent, dull, Mt. 15:16; Mk. 7:18; reckless, perverse, Rom. 1:21, 31; unenlightened, heathenish, Rom. 10:19
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀσύνετος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of asynetos (G801) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.
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Common questions
Strong's G801 (asynetos) is a Greek word that means: unintelligent, dull, Mt. 15:16; Mk. 7:18; reckless, perverse, Rom. 1:21, 31; unenlightened, heathenish, Rom. 10:19 It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word asynetos (G801) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G801 is asynetos, a Greek word defined as: unintelligent, dull, Mt. 15:16; Mk. 7:18; reckless, perverse, Rom. 1:21, 31; unenlightened, heathenish, Rom. 10:19. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
asynetos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.