γνώμη

γνώμη, -ης, ἡ

(γιγνώσκω), [in LXX: Dan 2,15 (דָּת), Sl 83,3 (סוֹד), elsewhere, chiefly II Es, for טְעֵם ;]

1. a means of knowing, a token (Theogn.).

2. In Attic writers, the mind, its operations and results (see Edwards, Lex., App., A);

(a) mind, understanding;

(b) purpose, intention: ApG 20,3

(with) judgment, opinion: 1 Kor 1,10, Åb 17,13;

(d) counsel, advice: 1 Kor 7,25, 40 2 Kor 8,10, Phm 14;

(e) royal purpose, decree (as in Da, I and II Es): Åb 17,17 (Cremer, 671).

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