νοιέω
“to perceive, understand, to think”
Primary meaning: to perceive, understand, to think, consider. Strong's: to exercise the mind (observe), i.e. (figuratively) to comprehend, heed. Lexical nuances: to perceive with the mind, understand (for the phrase νοῶν κ. φρονῶν , in wills, v. MM, xvii): absol., Mt 16:9 , Mk 8:17 ; c. acc., Eph 3:4 , I Ti 1:7 ; c. dat. instr., τ. καρδίᾳ , Jo 12:40 ; pass., Ro 1:20 ; seq. ὅτι , Mt 15:17 16:11 , Mk 7:18 ; c. acc. et inf., He 11:8 .
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G3563 (νοῦς);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: בִּין (to understand, discern, perceive) -> νοιέω (to perceive, understand, to think)
LXX conceptual translation: H7919 -> νοιέω (to perceive, understand, to think)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where νοιέω (noieo) carries significant theological or narrative weight.