γνώμη

γνώμη, -ης, ἡ

(γιγνώσκω), [in LXX: Da TH 2:15 (דָּת), Ps 82(83):3 (סוֹד), elsewhere, chiefly II Es, for טְעֵם ;]

1. a means of knowing, a token (Theogn.).

2. In Attic writers, the mind, its operations and results (see Edwards, Lex., App., A);

(a) mind, understanding;

(b) purpose, intention: Act.20:3;

(with) judgment, opinion: 1Co.1:10, Rev.17:13;

(d) counsel, advice: 1Co.7:25, 40 2Co.8:10, Phm 14;

(e) royal purpose, decree (as in Da, I and II Es): Rev.17:17 (Cremer, 671).

† (AS)