Matthew 11:25

Answered. In reply to something which is not stated.

I thank [ε ξ ο μ ο λ ο γ ο υ μ α ι]. Compare Matthew 3:6, of confessing sins. Lit., I confess. I recognize the justice and wisdom of thy doings. But with the dative, as here (soi, to thee), it means to praise, with an undercurrent of acknowledgment; to confess only in later Greek, and with an accusative of the object. Rev. gives praise in the margin here, and at Romans 14:11. Tynd., I praise.

Prudent [σ υ ν ε τ ω ν]. Rev., understanding; Wyc., wary. From the verb sunihmi, to bring together, and denoting that peculiarity of mind which brings the simple features of an object into a whole. Hence comprehension, insight. Compare on Mark 12:33, understanding [σ υ ν ε σ ε ω ς]. Wise [σ ο φ ω ν] and understanding are often joined, as here. The general distinction is between productive and reflective wisdom, but the distinction is not always recognized by the writer.