Lexicon noéma: thought, purpose Original Word: νόημα, ατος, τόPart of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: noéma Phonetic Spelling: (no'-ay-mah) Short Definition: a thought, design, the mind Definition: a thought, purpose, design; the mind; the heart, soul, feelings. HELPS word-Studies 3540 nóēma (a neuter noun, derived from 3539 /noiéō, "to exert mental effort") – properly, the mind, especially its final output (systematic understanding, TDNT). Note the -ma suffix which underlines the result of the thinking, i.e. the personal verdict that comes out of using the mind. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom noeóDefinitionthought, purpose NASB Translationminds (4), schemes (1), thought (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 3540: νόημανόημα, νοηματος, τό, from Homer down; 1. a mental perception, thought. 2. specifically, (an evil) purpose: αἰχμαλωτίζειν πᾶν νόημα εἰς τήν ὑπακοήν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, to cause whoever is devising evil against Christ to desist from his purpose and submit himself to Christ (as Paul sets him forth), 2 Corinthians 10:5; plural: 2 Corinthians 2:11 (τοῦ διαβόλου, Ignatius ad Eph. (interpolated) 14 [ET]; τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν πονηρᾶς, Baruch 2:8). 3. that which thinks, the mind: plural (where the minds of many are referred to), 2 Corinthians 3:14; 2 Corinthians 4:4, and perhaps (2 Corinthians 11:3); Philippians 4:7, for here the word may mean thoughts and purposes; (others would so take it also in all the examples cited under this head (cf. καύχημα, 2)).
Strong's device, mind, thought. From noieo; a perception, i.e. Purpose, or (by implication) the intellect, disposition, itself -- device, mind, thought. see GREEK noieo |
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