γνώμη, γνώμης, ἡ (from γινώσκω); 1. the faculty of knowing, mind, reason. 2. that which is thought or known, one's mind; a. view, judgment, opinion: 1Co_1:10; Rev_17:13. b. mind concerning what ought to be done, aa. by oneself, resolve, purpose, intention: ἐγένετο γνώμη (T Tr WH γνώμης, see γίνομαι 5 e. a.) τοῦ ὑποστρέφειν, Act_20:3 (Buttmann, 268 (230)). bb. by others, judgment, advice: διδόναι γνώμην, 1Co_7:25 (40); 2Co_8:10. cc. decree: Rev_17:17; χωρίς τῆς σής γνώμης, without thy consent, Phm_1:14. (In the same senses in Greek writings; (cf. Schmidt, chapter 13, 9; Meyer on 1Co_1:10).)

γνώμη gnōmē 9x the mind, as the means of knowing and judging; assent, Phm_1:14 ; purpose, resolution, Act_20:3 ; opinion, judgment, 1Co_1:10 ; 1Co_7:40 ; suggestion, suggested advice, as distinguished from positive injunction, Act_20:3 ; 1Co_7:25 ; 2Co_8:10

γνώμη , -ης , ἡ ( < γιγνώσκω ), [in LXX : Da TH Dan_2:15 ( H1881 ), Psa_83:3 ( H5475 ), elsewhere, chiefly Ezra, for H2942 ;] 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: Act_20:3 ; (c) judgment, opinion: 1Co_1:10 Rev_17:13 ; (d) counsel, advice: 1Co_7:25 ; 1Co_7:40 , 2Co_8:10 , Phm_1:14 ; (e) royal purpose, decree (as in Da, 1 Esdras and Ezra): Rev_17:17 ( Cremer , 671).†

γνώμη [page 129] P Lond 17 .47 (B.C. 162) (= I. p. 11) μετὰ τῆς τῶν εἰθισμένων γνώμης . P Oxy X. 1280 .5 (iv/A.D.) ἑκουσίᾳ καὶ αὐθαιρέτῳ γνώμῃ , of my own free will. The phrase κατὰ γνώμην is common in opening greetings, e. g. P Petr II. 11 (1) .1 (iii/B.C.) (= Selections , p. 7) καλῶς ποιεῖς εἰ ἔρρωσαι καὶ τὰ λοιπά σοι κατὰ γνώμην ἐστίν , I am glad if you are in good health, and everything else is to your mind : cf. ib. III. 53( o ) .5 , ( q ) .3 . The phrase occurs in Wis_7:15 εἰπεῖν κατὰ γνώμην . With Phm_1:14 χωρὶς δὲ τῆς σῆς γνώμης , without your consent, cf. P Grenf II. 14( a ) .20 (iii/B.C.) ἄνευ τῆς σῆς γνώμης , and for similar phrases see P Tebt I. 6 .37 (B.C. 140 39), ib. 104 .28 (B.C. 92), P Par 62 iii. 3 (ii/B.C.), BGU IV. 1051 .30 (a marriage contract time of Augustus), and μετὰ γνώμης in P Oxy IV. 729 .43 (A.D. 137). It = consent in P Flor I. 58 .8 (iii/A.D.), where a complainant declares he has been ousted from a holding δίχα παντὸς νόμου καὶ δί [χα . . .. . .. ] ἐξουσίας καὶ δίχα γνώμης ἐμῆς καὶ συνκαταθέσ̣ε [ω ]̓ . BGU IV. 1137 .12 (B.C. 6) ἔδοξε κοινῇ γνώμῃ = carried unanimously. P Gen I. 54 .4 (iv/A.D.) οἷδας τὴν γνώμην μου ὅτι γν [ώ ]μη ὁποία ἐστίν : for ὅτι ὁπ́οία Nicole compares BGU II. 601 .10 (ii/A.D.) γράψον μοι . . . ὅτι τί ἔπραξας . For γνώμη = purpose, decree (as in 1 and 2 Esdras, Daniel, Rev_17:17 ), see P Oxy I. 54 .12 (A.D. 201) γνώμῃ τοῦ κοινοῦ τῶν ἀρχόντων , in accordance with the decision of the council of the archons (Edd.), P Fay 20 .4 (an imperial edict iii/iv A.D.) ὧν . . . τὴν γνώμην νῦν ἐμὴν ἐγὼ ποιοῦμαι , whose policy I now make my own (Edd.), and Priene 105 .31 (B.C. 9) ἔδοξεν τοῖς ἐπὶ τῆς Ἀσίας Ἕλλη [σι ]ν , γνώ [μη ] τοῦ ἀρχιερέως Ἀπολ [λ ]ων [ί ]ου κτλ . In MGr γνώμη = meaning, opinion.

γνώμη [Etym: γιγνώσκω] "a means of knowing, a mark, token", Theogn. "the organ by which one knows, the mind": hence, "thought, judgment, intelligence", Soph. : acc. absol., γνώμην ἱκανός intelligent, Hdt. ; γν. ἀγαθός Soph. ; γνώμην ἔχειν to understand, id=Soph. ; προσέχειν γνώμην to give "heed, be on one's guard":— ἀπὸ γνώμης with a good conscience, Aesch. ; but, οὐκ ἀπὸ γν. not without "judgment", with good "sense", Soph. one's "mind, will, purpose", Aesch. , etc.; ἐν γνώμηι γεγονέναι τινί to stand "high in his favour", Hdt. ; τὴν γν. ἔχειν πρός τινα or τι tohave "a mind, be inclined" towards . . , Thuc. ; ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτοῦ γνώμης of his own "accord", id=Thuc. ; ἐκ μιᾶς γν. of one "accord", Dem. ; so, μιᾶι γνώμηι Thuc. :—in pl., φίλιαι γνῶμαι friendly "sentiments", Hdt. "a judgment, opinion", πλεῖστός εἰμι τῆι γνώμηι I incline mostly "to the opinion" that . . , Hdt. ; so, ταύτηι πλεῖστος τὴν γν. or ἡ πλείστη γν. ἐστί μοι id=Hdt. ; γνώμην ἔχειν, like λόγον ἔχ., "to be right", Ar. ; κατὰ γν. τὴν ἐμήν "mea sententia", Hdt. ; absol., γνώμην ἐμήν Ar. ; παρὰ γνώμην contrary to "general opinion", Thuc. :—of orators, γνώμην ἀποφαίνειν, ἀποδείκνυσθαι to deliver "an opinion", Hdt. ; τίθεσθαι Soph. ; δηλοῦν Thuc. like Lat. sententia, a proposition, motion, γνώμην εἰσφέρειν Hdt. ; εἰπεῖν, προθεῖναι Thuc. ; γνώμην νικᾶν to carry "a motion", Ar. γνῶμαι "the opinions" of wise men, "maxims", Lat. sententiae. "a purpose, resolve, intent", Thuc. :— τινά ἔχουσα γνώμην; with what "purpose"? Hdt. ; ἡ ξύμπασα γν. τῶν λεχθέντων the general "purport" . . , Thuc.

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)