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νόημα

Mind/thought

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νόημα G3540
Pronunciation nóēma

What does νόημα (nóēma) mean in the Bible?

νόημα (nóēma) is a Greek word meaning "mind/thought". νόημα, -τος, τό (νοέω) [in LXX: Sir.

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Meaning

mind/thought
Extended definition

Mental intention or deliberate purpose, distinct from mere surface thought; often connotes hidden designs or schemes.

(νοέω) [in LXX: Sir.21:11, Bar.2:8, 3Ma.5:30 * ;] a thought, purpose, design: 2Co.2:11 10:5 11:3, Php.4:7. Meton., of the mind, 2Co.3:14 4:4.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Neuter 2 Cor 3:14 · 2 Cor 11:3 2×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter 2 Cor 2:11 · 2 Cor 4:4 · Phil 4:7 3×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter 2 Cor 10:5 1×
6 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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