ἘΠΙΝΟΗΣΑΙ, ἐπινοησαι
EPINOĒSAI, epinoēsai
Sounds Like: eh-pee-no-AY-sai
Translations: to devise, to invent, to think of, to contrive, to conceive
From the root: ἘΠΙΝΟΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the preposition 'ἐπί' (upon, over) and the verb 'νοέω' (to perceive, to think). It means to think about something in a specific way, often with the aim of devising or inventing something new, or to conceive of a plan or idea. It implies a mental effort directed towards a particular outcome.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2025 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 29:270
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΝΟΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΕΝΟΕΙ — to devise, to contrive, to plan, to invent, to think upon
- ἘΠΙΝΟΕΙΝ — to invent, to devise, to contrive, to think up, to conceive
- ἘΠΙΝΟΕΙΣΘΑΙ — to devise, to invent, to contrive, to think up, to conceive, to plan
- ἘΠΙΝΟΗΣΕΙΑΝ — they might devise, they might invent, they might contrive, they might think up
- ἘΠΙΝΟΗΣΕΙΕΝ — to think upon, to devise, to invent, to conceive, to consider, to plan, to contrive
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