νοέω noeō · G3539
to understand
νοιεω νοέω, -ῶ ; (νοῦς), [in LXX chiefly for בִּין, also for שָׂכַל hi., etc ; ] ; 1. to perceive with the mind, understand (for the phrase νοῶν κ. φρονῶν, in wills, see MM, xvii): absol., Mat.16:9, Mrk.8:17; with accusative, Eph.3:4, 1Ti.1:7; with dative instr., τ. καρδίᾳ, Jhn.12:40; pass., Rom.1:20; before ὅτι, Mat.15:17 16:11, Mrk.7:18; with accusative and inf., Heb.11:8. ; 2. to think, consider: absol., Mat.24:15, Mrk.13:14, Eph.3:20; with accusative of thing(s), 2Ti.2:7 ; (cf. -εὐ, κατα-, μετα-, προ-, ὑπο-νοέω).†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
νο-έω, ; Aeolic dialect νόημι (which see): Epic dialect aorist 1 νόησα []; Ionic dialect ἔνωσα (ἐν-) []perfect νενόηκα, Ionic dialect νένωκα (ἐν-) []; imperative νενόηθι Hilgard Excerpta e libris Herodiani []:—middle, Epic dialect aorist νοήσατο []; participle νοησάμενος [] —passive (mostly in middle sense), future νοηθήσομαι []: aorist ἐνοήθην []; also Ionic dialect (ἐπ-) []perfect νενόημαι, Ionic dialect νένωμαι []singular pluperfect ἐνένωτο (in middle sense) [] and perfect passive νένοται. …
Where it's used 14 times
Matthew 15:17 · Matthew 16:9 · Matthew 16:11 · Matthew 24:15 · Mark 7:18 · Mark 8:17 · Mark 13:14 · John 12:40 · Romans 1:20 · Ephesians 3:4 · Ephesians 3:20 · 1 Timothy 1:7 · 2 Timothy 2:7 · Hebrews 11:3
Source: TBESG G3539; TFLSJ G3539
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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