νοέω
noeō
to understand
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word νοέω (noeō), Strong's number G3539, primarily means "to understand." As a verb, it falls within the semantic domain of Cognition & Perception, indicating its focus on mental recognition and comprehension. In terms of usage, noiō appears 14 times throughout the New Testament, showcasing its importance in various contexts. While the exact usage may vary, its core meaning of "to understand" provides a foundation for exploring the depths of spiritual understanding, interpreting divine revelation, and comprehending human experiences. This word's significance lies in its everyday implications – everyone understands concepts, relationships, and complex ideas. Its repeated appearance in the New Testament, however, elevates its significance, suggesting its importance in grasping spiritual realities, reconciling with God, and navigating life's mysteries, highlighting the pivotal role of understanding in faith and human experience.
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Occurrences in Scripture
14 total occurrences across the text
Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?
Matthew 16:9Don’t you yet perceive, neither remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
Matthew 16:11How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Matthew 24:15“When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),
Mark 7:18He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,
Mark 8:17Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, “Why do you reason that it’s because you have no bread? Don’t you perceive yet, neither understand? Is your heart still hardened?
Mark 13:14But when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not” (let the reader understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains,
John 12:40“He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them.”
Romans 1:20For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse.
Ephesians 3:4by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ,
Ephesians 3:20Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
1 Timothy 1:7desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.
2 Timothy 2:7Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.
Hebrews 11:3By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.