γνώμη
gnṓmē · G1106 · Greek · 9 occurrences
Meanings
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purpose, intention
That which is purposed or intended, with the implication of judgment or resolve
Examples1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Revelation 17:13 “These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
Revelation 17:17 “For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled.
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what is considered, opinion
That which is regarded or considered to be the case
Examples1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.
1 Corinthians 7:25 Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I am offering direction as one who by the mercy of the Lord is trustworthy.
1 Corinthians 7:40 But in my opinion she is happier if she remains as she is; and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
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agreement, consent
Agreement based on knowledge
ExamplesPhilemon 1:14 but I did not want to do anything without your consent, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion, but of your own free will.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- εἷςone 2
- ἐμόςmy 1
- σόςyour 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὑποστρέφωto return, to go back, to come back 1
What is done to itIt is the object
5 occurrences in 3 groups
- δίδωμιto give, to grant 2
- ποιέωto do, to make 2
- ἔχωto have 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- κατάaccording to, against, down 2
- χωρίςwithout 2
- ἐνin 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- טְעֵם ṭᵉʻêm · H2942 · chancellor, command, commandment
- The Aramaic טְעֵם encompasses both cognitive discernment (taste, wisdom, judgment) and its authoritative expression (decree, command), while Greek γνώμη focuses specifically on the mental act of judgment itself (opinion, resolve, counsel) without the extended decree/command sense.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Purpose, intention30.67
- Used of a settled aim, as of the plot formed against Paul as he was about to sail, prompting a change of plan in Acts 20:3.
- Agreement, consent31.14
- Used of shared accord, drawn from the same broad range of considered-opinion meaning as the entries around it.
- What is considered, opinion31.3
- Used of a stated personal judgment offered without a binding command, as of Paul's own opinion concerning virgins in 1 Corinthians 7:25 and 7:40, his urging that all agree and speak the same thing in 1 Corinthians 1:10, and his opinion on the matter of the collection in 2 Corinthians 8:10.
Word family 25 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon γνώμης, ἡ (from γινώσκω); 1. the faculty of knowing, mind, reason. 2. that which is…
1. the faculty of knowing, mind, reason.
2. that which is thought or known, one's mind;
a. view, judgment, opinion: 1 Cor 1:10; Rev 17:13.
b. mind concerning what ought to be done, aa. by oneself, resolve, purpose, intention: ἐγένετο γνώμη (T Tr WH γνώμης, see γίνομαι 5 e. a.) τοῦ ὑποστρέφειν, Acts 20:3 (Buttmann, 268 (230)). bb. by others, judgment, advice: διδόναι γνώμην, 1 Cor 7:25 (40); 2 Cor 8:10. cc. decree: Rev 17:17; χωρίς τῆς σής γνώμης, without thy consent, Phm 1:14. (In the same senses in Greek writings; (cf. Schmidt, chapter 13, 9; Meyer on 1 Cor 1:10).)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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