Discussion
συζήτησιςStrong’s G4803suzētēsis
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Suzētēsis is the Greek word usually translated “discussion”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.”
Meaning
Usually translated “discussion”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- discussion 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
συζήτησις suzētēsis · discussion
συν-ζήτηαις (Rec. συζ-), -εως, ἡ disputation: Act.28:29 (WH, R, txt., om.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “discussion” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DISCUSSION, noun
- In surgery, resolution; the dispersion of a tumor or any coagulated matter.
- Debate; disquisition; the agitation of a point or subject with a view to elicit truth; the treating of a subject by argument, to clear it of difficulties, and separate truth from falsehood.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.