Greek verb · G3543
νομίζω
nomizonom-id'-zo
to practise, hold by custom; to deem, consider, suppose
15 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: nomízō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3543is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 27New Testament books
- 14spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3543
properly, to do by law (usage), i.e. to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to deem or regard
The King James renders it: suppose, thing, be wont.
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
nomizo is rendered "to practise, hold by custom; to deem, consider, suppose". It stands 15 times in the Greek text, across five books.
- Seven of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to practise, hold by custom".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:17Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
- The Greek text spells it fourteen different ways.
The first use
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
Matthew 5:17νομίσητε
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Seven of the word's fifteen uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to practise, hold by custom, and to deem, consider, suppose.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to practise, hold by customAct.16:13 (Rec., but see infr.). | Tagged as
and 1 more, 10 uses in all | WhereActs 16:13On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river… |
| to deem, consider, supposeMat.5:17 10:34 20:10, Luk.2:44 3:23, Act.7:25 8:20 14:19 16:13, 27 17:29 21:29, 1Co.7:26 7:36, 1Ti.6:5.† | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 5:17Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets… |
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 15, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
14 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
- νομίσητε2
- ἐνόμιζεν1
- ἐνομίζετο1
- ἐνομίζομεν1
- ἐνόμιζον1
- ἐνόμισαν1
- ἐνόμισας1
- νομίζει1
- νομίζειν1
- νομίζοντες1
- νομιζόντων1
- νομίζω1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person plural2V-AAS-2P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singular1V-AAI-2S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-AAP-NPM
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-IAI-1P
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-IAI-3P
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IAI-3S
- verb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-IPI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-PAI-1S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PAN
- verb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1V-PAP-GPM
Matthew
three uses
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
- νομίσητεnomiseteverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: may think
Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
- νομίσητεnomiseteverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: may you think
So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
- ἐνόμισανenomisanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they thought
Luke
two uses
Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.
- νομίσαντεςnomisantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Having supposed
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
- ἐνομίζετοenomizetoverb · imperfect passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: was supposed
Acts
seven uses
He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.
- ἐνόμιζενenomizenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: He was supposing
But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
- ἐνόμισαςenomisasverb · aorist active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: you thought
Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
- νομίζοντεςnomizontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: supposing
On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.
- ἐνομίζομενenomizomenverb · imperfect active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we were accustomed
When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
- νομίζωνnomizonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: supposing
Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
- νομίζεινnomizeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to consider
For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
- ἐνόμιζονenomizonverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were supposing
1 Corinthians
two uses
Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
- νομίζωnomizoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I think
However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
- νομίζειnomizeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: supposes
1 Timothy
one use
and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
- νομιζόντωνnomizontonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: holding
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.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.