Strong’s G3633 · Greek
οἴομαι
oíomai
Definition
to make like (oneself), i.e. imagine (be of the opinion)
Etymology
middle voice apparently from G3634 (οἷος);
Where the KJV renders it
- suppose
- think
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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