νομίζω
nomízō · G3543 · Greek · 15 occurrences
Meanings
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to suppose, to presume, to assume, to imagine, to believe, to think
To regard something as presumably true, but without particular certainty
ExamplesMatthew 5:17 “Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.
Matthew 10:34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Matthew 20:10 “And so when those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.
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to practice, to engage in, to take place customarily
To engage in some activity as a customary practice
ExamplesActs 16:13 And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were thinking that there was a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.
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
Who or what does itSubject
15 occurrences in 10 groups
- Not stated (participle) 4
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
14 occurrences in 11 groups
- εἰμίto be 4
- Other words · 10 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
With adverbsAdverbs
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- μήnot 2
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ποταμόςriver 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ὀφείλωought, to owe 1
- ποιέωto do, to make 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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Near synonyms 3 words
- οἴομαι oíomai · G3633 · to suppose, to presume, to assume
- Both denote forming an opinion or holding a belief about something, with νομίζω emphasizing judgment based on customary patterns or recognized norms, while οἴομαι focuses on subjective mental impression or personal supposition.
- ὑπονοέω hyponoéō · G5282 · to imagine, to conjecture, to suspect
- νομίζω denotes forming a judgment or opinion based on customary understanding or general consideration, while ὑπονοέω specifically means to conjecture or surmise privately, often implying suspicion or uncertainty beneath the surface of explicit knowledge.
- δοκέω dokéō · G1380 · to suppose, to presume, to assume
- Both verbs denote cognitive judgment or mental estimation, with νομίζω emphasizing habitual practice or customary belief (grounded in usage or convention) while δοκέω focuses on subjective impression or opinion (what seems to be the case to the thinker). The semantic overlap lies in their shared function as verbs of supposing or thinking, though νομίζω carries a connotation of established custom while δοκέω remains more purely epistemic.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- To suppose, to presume, to assume, to imagine, to believe, to think31.29
- Explaining His purpose regarding the Law, Matthew 5:17 states “Do not presume that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill,” where “presume” renders this verb for holding a supposition.
- To practice, to engage in, to take place customarily41.28
- Describing the search for the missing child Jesus, Luke 2:44 states “Instead, they thought that He was somewhere in the caravan, and they went a day’s journey; and then they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances,” where “they thought” renders this verb, here of an assumption formed from customary practice (that He would be traveling with the group as usual).
Word family 22 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon imperfect ἐνόμιζον; 1 aorist ἐνομισα; imperfect passive ἐνομιζομην; (νόμος); as in Greek…
1. to hold by custom or usage, own as a custom or usage; to follow custom or usage; passive νομίζεται it is the custom, it is the received usage: οὗ ἐνομίζετο προσευχή εἶναι, where according to custom was a place of prayer, Acts 16:13 (but L T Tr WH read οὗ ἐνομίζομεν προσευχήν εἶναι, where we supposed there was, etc.; cf. 2 below), (2 Macc. 14:4).
2. to deem, think, suppose: followed by an infinitive, Acts 8:20; 1 Cor 7:36; followed by an accusative with an infinitive, Lk 2:44; Acts 7:25; Acts 14:19; (Acts 16:18 (see 1 above)), Acts 16:27; Acts 17:29; 1 Cor 7:26; 1 Tim 6:5; followed by ὅτι, Mt 5:17; Mt 10:34 (Winer's Grammar, § 56, 1 b.); Mt 20:10; Acts 21:29; ὡς ἐνομίζετο, as was accustomed to be supposed, Lk 3:23. (Synonym: see ἡγέομαι, at the end.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 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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