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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