ΓΝΏΜΗ: γνώμη, -ης, ἡ [ (< γιγνώσκω), [in LXX: Da TH 2:15 (דָּת), Ps 82(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 (v. Edwards, Lex., App., A); (a) . mind, understanding; (b) . purpose, intention: Ac 20:3; (c) . judgment, opinion: I Co 1:10, Re 17:13; (d) . counsel, advice: I Co 7:25, 40 II Co 8:10, Phm 14; (e) . royal purpose, decree (as in Da, I and II Es): Re 17:17 (Cremer, 671).
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