γνώμη, -ης, ἡ

(γιγνώσκω), [in LXX: Da TH 2:15 (דָּת), Ps 82(83):3 (סוֹד), elsewhere, chiefly II Es, for טְעֵם ;]

__1. a means of knowing, a token (Theogn.).

__2. In Attic writers, the mind, its operations and results (see Edwards, Lex. App. A);

__(a) mind, understanding;

__(b) purpose, intention: Act.20:3;

__(with) judgment, opinion: 1Co.1:10, Rev.17:13;

__(d) counsel, advice: 1Co.7:25, 40 2Co.8:10, Phm 14;

__(e) royal purpose, decree (as in Da, I and II Es): Rev.17:17 (Cremer, 671).

† (AS)

a means of knowing, a token; the mind; mind, understanding; purpose, intention; judgment, opinion; counsel, advice; royal purpose, decree