to understand

Greek Verb

νοιεω νοέω, -ῶ (νοῦς), [in LXX chiefly for בִּין, also for שָׂכַל hi, etc;] 1) to perceive with the mind, understand (for the phrase νοῶν κ. φρονῶν, in wills, see MM, xvii): absol, Mat.16:9, Mrk.8:17; with accusative, Eph.3:4, 1Ti.1:7; with dative instr, τ. καρδίᾳ, Jhn.12:40; pass, Rom.1:20; before ὅτι, Mat.15:17 16:11, Mrk.7:18; with accusative and inf, Heb.11:8. 2) to think, consider: absol, Mat.24:15, Mrk.13:14, Eph.3:20; with accusative of thing(s), 2Ti.2:7 (cf. -εὐ, κατα, μετα, προ, ὑπο-νοέω). (AS)

to understand

Greek Verb

νο-έω, Aeolic dialect νόημι (which see): Epic dialect aorist 1 νόησα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Ionic dialect ἔνωσα (ἐν-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect νενόηκα, Ionic dialect νένωκα (ἐν-) [Refs]; imperative νενόηθι Hilgard Excerpta e libris Herodiani [Refs]:—middle, Epic dialect aorist νοήσατο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; participle νοησάμενος [Refs 7th c.BC+] —passive (mostly in middle sense), future νοηθήσομαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: aorist ἐνοήθην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also Ionic dialect (ἐπ-) [Refs 5th c.BC+]perfect νενόημαι, Ionic dialect νένωμαι [Refs 6th c.BC+]singular pluperfect ἐνένωτο (in middle sense) [Refs 5th c.BC+] and perfect passive νένοται. —The compounds with ἀπό, διά, ἐν, ἐπί, μετά, πρό are used chiefly in middle:—perceive by the eyes, observe (οἱ ἀρχαῖοι τὸ ν. σωματικὸν. ὑπολαμβάνουσιν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὀξὺ ν.[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ὀφθαλμοῖσιν, ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖσι ν, [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) perceive by the mind, apprehend, τὸν δὲ ἰδὼν ἐνόησε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἢ λάθετ᾽ ἢ οὐκ ἐνόησεν or did not take notice, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; νοέεις δὲ καὶ αὐτός thou thyself art aware of it, [LXX+8th c.BC+]; πρὸ ὃ τοῦ ἐνόησεν one perceives before the other, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently in Philos, of thought, μάλιστα ἔοικεν ἴδιον [ψυχῆς] τὸ ν. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with participle added, ὡς ἐνόησεν ἔμ᾽ ἥμενον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a future event, νοέω κακὸν ὔμμιν ἐρχόμενον [Refs]: with infinitive, οὐκ ἐνόησα ἄψορρον καταβῆναι [NT+8th c.BC+]:—middle, νωσάμενος [Refs 6th c.BC+]:—passive, to be apprehended by thought, τὰς ἰδέας νοεῖσθαι μὲν ὁρᾶσθαι δ᾽ οὔ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ νοούμενα, opposed to τὰ αἰσθητά,[NT] 3) think, consider, reflect, φρεσὶ ν. ἔνθ᾽ εἴην ἢ ἔνθα” [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπ᾽ ἀμφότερα ν. look to both sides, [Refs 5th c.BC+] to be other wise minded, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: participle νοέων, έουσα, wary, discreet, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τὰ νοέων λέγει what he says advisedly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; νοῶν καὶ φρονῶν sane and in his right mind, in wills, [Refs 3rd c.BC+], etc:— in middle, φρενὶ θεῖα νοῦνται [Refs 6th c.BC+] 4) consider, deem, presume to be so and so, ὡς μηκέτ᾽ ὄντα κεῖνον. νόει [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τόδε γὰρ νοῶ κράτιστον[Refs 4th c.BC+]infinitive, δεῖ νοῆσαι τὸ μὲν ὑγρὸν εἶναι[Refs]; compare νοητέον. II) think out, devise, conceive τοῦτό γ᾽ ἐναίσιμον οὐκ ἐνόησε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄλλα μὲν αὐτὸς ἐνὶ φρεσὶ σῇσι νοήσεις, ἄλλα δὲ καὶ δαίμων ὑποθήσεται[Refs 8th c.BC+]: frequently with neuter plural adjective, πεπνυμένα πάντα νοῆσαι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄνδρων πλεῖστα νοησάμενος most cunning of men, of Sisyphus, [Refs 7th c.BC+]:—passive, ἐνθύμημα νενοημένον οὐκ ἀτόπως [Refs 1st c.BC+] II.2) purpose, intend, ἐσθλά τινι [Refs 8th c.BC+] III) with infinitive, to be minded, intend, οὐδ᾽ ἐνόησε ἐξερύσαι δόρυ bethought himself, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; νοέω φρεσὶ τιμήςuσθαι[Refs]; ἦ γὰρ νοεῖς θάπτειν σφ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, once in [Refs 8th c.BC+] he thought with himself to take the scourge, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐνέ- νωτο στρατεύειν he was minded to march, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) of words, bear a certain sense, mean, πυθοίμεθ᾽ ἂν τὸν χρησμὸν ὅ τι νοεῖ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [εἰ] τοῦτο. νοεῖ αὐτῷ if this means for him that, [Refs]; τὸ νοούμενον the sense, meaning, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Verb

to exercise the mind (observe), i.e. (figuratively) to comprehend, heed; consider, perceive, think, understand; from g3563 (νοῦς)