νοιέωnoiéō
to exercise the mind (observe), i.e. (figuratively) to comprehend, heed
Greek (New Testament) · G3539
Meanings
1. to perceive with the mind, understand: absolutely, Matthew 16:9, Mark 8:17; with accusative, Ephesians 3:4, 1 Timothy 1:7; with dative instr., τ. καρδίᾳ, John 12:40; passive, Romans 1:20; followed by ὅτι, Matthew 15:17, Matthew 16:11, Mark 7:18; with accusative et infinitive, Hebrews 11:8.
2. to think, consider: absolutely, Matthew 24:15, Mark 13:14, Ephesians 3:20; with accusative of thing, 2 Timothy 2:7. (cf. -εὐ, κατα-, μετα-, προ-, ὑπο-νοέω).
Same root
- νοῦςnoûs · G3563the intellect, i.e. mind (divine or human; in thought, feeling, or will); by implication, meaning
- ἀνόητοςanóētos · G453unintelligent; by implication, sensual
- νόημαnóēma · G3540a perception, i.e. purpose, or (by implication) the intellect, disposition, itself
- διανόημαdianóēma · G1270something thought through, i.e. a sentiment
- ἀγνοέωagnoéō · G50not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication, to ignore (through disinclination)
- μετανοέωmetanoéō · G3340to think differently or afterwards, i.e. reconsider (morally, feel compunction)
- κατανοέωkatanoéō · G2657to observe fully
- ὑπονοέωhyponoéō · G5282to think under (privately), i.e. to surmise or conjecture
Where it appears
Appears 14 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 15:17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.
- Matthew 16:9 Don’t you understand even yet? Don’t you remember the 5,000 I fed with five loaves, and the baskets of leftovers you picked up?
- Matthew 16:11 Why can’t you understand that I’m not talking about bread? So again I say, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.’”
- Matthew 24:15 “The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about—the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place.” (Reader, pay attention!)
- Mark 7:18 “Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you?
- Mark 8:17 Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, “Why are you arguing about having no bread? Don’t you know or understand even yet? Are your hearts too hard to take it in?
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.