Greek verb · G3539
νοιέω
noieonoy-eh'-o
to perceive with the mind, understand; to think, consider
14 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: noiéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3539is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3539
to exercise the mind (observe), i.e. (figuratively) to comprehend, heed
The King James renders it: consider, perceive, think, understand.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
noieo is rendered "to perceive with the mind, understand; to think, consider". It stands 14 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Four of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to perceive with the mind, understand".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 15:17“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
Matthew 15:17νοεῖτε
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Four of the word's fourteen uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to perceive with the mind, understand, and to think, consider.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 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... | Tagged as
and 1 more, 10 uses in all | WhereMatthew 16:9Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand… |
| to think, consider | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 24:15So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 14, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- νοεῖτε5
- νοείτω2
- νοοῦμεν2
- νόει1
- νοῆσαι1
- νοήσωσιν1
- νοούμενα1
- νοοῦντες1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural5V-PAI-2P
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person plural2V-PAI-1P
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person singular2V-PAM-3S
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-AAN
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person plural1V-AAS-3P
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person singular1V-PAM-2S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
- verb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter plural1V-PPP-NPN
Matthew
four uses
“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
- νοεῖτεnoeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: understand you
Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
- νοεῖτεnoeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: do you understand
How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- νοεῖτεnoeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: understand you
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
- νοείτωnoeitoverb · present active, command · 3rd person singulartagged: he should understand —
Mark
three uses
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
- νοεῖτεnoeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you understand
Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?
- νοεῖτεnoeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: do you perceive
So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
- νοείτωnoeitoverb · present active, command · 3rd person singulartagged: he should understand —
John
one use
“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
- νοήσωσινnoesosinverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person pluraltagged: may understand
Romans
one use
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
- νοούμεναnooumenaverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: being understood
Ephesians
two uses
In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
- νοῆσαιnoesaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to understand
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- νοοῦμενnooumenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we think
1 Timothy
one use
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
- νοοῦντεςnoountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: understanding
2 Timothy
one use
Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.
- νόειnoeiverb · present active, command · 2nd person singulartagged: do consider
Hebrews
one use
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
- νοοῦμενnooumenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we understand
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.