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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From γνω- (gnō-), the root of γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”) + -μη (-mē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡnɔ̌ː.mɛː/ → /ˈɣno.mi/ → /ˈɣno.mi/
Noun
γνώμη • (gnṓmē) f (genitive γνώμης); first declension
- means of knowing: sign, mark
- mind, intelligence
- judgment, understanding, reason
- will
- opinion
- decision
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
- “γνώμη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “γνώμη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- γνώμη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- γνώμη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- G1106 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek γνώμη (gnṓmē).
Pronunciation
Noun
γνώμη • (gnómi) f (plural γνώμες)
- opinion, perception (subjective thought)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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γνώμη (gnómi)
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γνώμες (gnómes)
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genitive
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γνώμης (gnómis)
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γνωμών (gnomón)
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accusative
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γνώμη (gnómi)
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γνώμες (gnómes)
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vocative
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γνώμη (gnómi)
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γνώμες (gnómes)
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Further reading