1761. enthumésis
Strong's Lexicon
enthumésis: Thought, reflection, consideration

Original Word: ἐνθύμησις
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: enthumésis
Pronunciation: en-thoo'-may-sis
Phonetic Spelling: (en-thoo'-may-sis)
Definition: Thought, reflection, consideration
Meaning: inward thought, reflection, plur: thoughts.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb ἐνθυμέομαι (enthumeomai), meaning "to think, consider, or ponder."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4284 מַחֲשָׁבָה (machashabah) - Thought, plan, purpose

- H3820 לֵב (leb) - Heart, mind, inner man

Usage: The term "enthumésis" refers to the process of deep thought or reflection. It implies an internal deliberation or contemplation, often concerning moral or spiritual matters. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the inner thoughts or reasoning of individuals, particularly in the context of their intentions or motives.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of internal reflection was highly valued, especially in philosophical circles. The ability to ponder and reason was seen as a mark of wisdom and maturity. In Jewish thought, the heart was considered the seat of thought and intention, aligning with the biblical emphasis on the importance of one's inner life and motives.

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Cognate: 1761 enthýmēsis – literally, inner-passion, the emotional force driving meditation and reflection (see 1771 /énnoia on their "underlying conception"). 1761 (enthýmēsis) emphasizes the passionate idea (BAGD) lodged within, i.e. the inner affections (emotions) driving the reasoning (thought process, see B. F. Wescott). See 1760 (enthymeomai).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from enthumeomai
Definition
deliberation, pondering, pl. thoughts
NASB Translation
thought (1), thoughts (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1761: ἐνθύμησις

ἐνθύμησις, ἐνθυμήσεως, , a thinking, consideration: Acts 17:29 (A. V. device); plural thoughts: Matthew 9:4; Matthew 12:25; Hebrews 4:12 (here L marginal reading singular). (Rare in the classics; Hippocrates, Euripides, Thucydides, Lucian.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
deliberation, thought.

From enthumeomai; deliberation -- device, thought.

see GREEK enthumeomai

Forms and Transliterations
ενθυμησεις ενθυμήσεις ἐνθυμήσεις ενθυμησεων ενθυμήσεων ἐνθυμήσεων ενθυμησεως ενθυμήσεως ἐνθυμήσεως ενθύμιον ενθυμίου enthumeseis enthumēseis enthumeseon enthumēseōn enthumeseos enthumēseōs enthymeseis enthymēseis enthymḗseis enthymeseon enthymēseōn enthymḗseon enthymḗseōn enthymeseos enthymēseōs enthymḗseos enthymḗseōs
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 9:4 N-AFP
GRK: Ἰησοῦς τὰς ἐνθυμήσεις αὐτῶν εἶπεν
NAS: knowing their thoughts said,
KJV: knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore
INT: Jesus the thoughts of them he said

Matthew 12:25 N-AFP
GRK: δὲ τὰς ἐνθυμήσεις αὐτῶν εἶπεν
NAS: And knowing their thoughts Jesus said
KJV: their thoughts, and said
INT: moreover the thoughts of them he said

Acts 17:29 N-GFS
GRK: τέχνης καὶ ἐνθυμήσεως ἀνθρώπου τὸ
NAS: by the art and thought of man.
KJV: and man's device.
INT: craft and imagination of man that which [is]

Hebrews 4:12 N-GFP
GRK: καὶ κριτικὸς ἐνθυμήσεων καὶ ἐννοιῶν
NAS: and able to judge the thoughts and intentions
KJV: [is] a discerner of the thoughts and
INT: and [is] a discerner of [the] thoughts and intentions

Strong's Greek 1761
4 Occurrences


ἐνθυμήσεις — 2 Occ.
ἐνθυμήσεων — 1 Occ.
ἐνθυμήσεως — 1 Occ.

















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