οἴομαι
oiomai · suppose
Greek word · Strong’s number G3633 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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oiomai (οἴομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “suppose”.
Think, suppose.
How to say it
oi·o·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To hold something as true without certainty.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- suppose ×2
- thinking ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 21:25
Now there are also many other things that Jesus did; if every one of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself could hold the books that would be written.
- Philippians 1:17
but those proclaim the Messiah out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking to stir up affliction in my chains.
- James 1:7
For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;