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 (v. Edwards, Lex., App., A); †

(a) mind, understanding;

(b) purpose, intention: Ac 20:3;

(c) judgment, opinion: I Co 1:10, Re 17:13;

(d) counsel, advice: I Co 7:25, 40 II Co 8:10, Phm 14;

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