νομίζω
nomizō
to think
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the given data, the Greek word νομίζω (nomizō) means "to think". Its simple definition suggests a broad range of usage, encompassing various mental processes. With 15 occurrences in the Bible, this word is used sufficiently to convey its significance but not so frequently as to suggest a narrow, specialized meaning. The fact that νομίζω is translated as "to think" implies that it can encompass both rational and emotional thought processes. Its presence in 15 biblical instances likely indicates its importance in everyday life and human experience, suggesting that thinking is a fundamental aspect of human existence. The significance of νομἇζω lies in its role as a mental faculty, influencing our perceptions, judgments, and actions. As a verb that involves thinking, it can encompass various cognitive processes, including reasoning, opinion-making, and decision-making, all of which are essential aspects of human behavior.
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Occurrences in Scripture
15 total occurrences across the text
“Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.
Matthew 10:34“Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword.
Matthew 20:10When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.
Luke 2:44but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.
Luke 3:23Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
Acts 7:25He supposed that his brothers understood that God, by his hand, was giving them deliverance; but they didn’t understand.
Acts 8:20But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
Acts 14:19But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
Acts 16:13On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
Acts 16:27The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
Acts 17:29Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.
Acts 21:29For they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
1 Corinthians 7:26Therefore I think that because of the distress that is on us, that it’s good for a man to remain as he is.
1 Corinthians 7:36But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn’t sin. Let them marry.
1 Timothy 6:5constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.