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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1761. ἐνθύμησις (enthumésis) -- Thought, reflection, consideration</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1761.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-15.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1761.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1761</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1760.htm" title="1760">◄</a> 1761. enthumésis <a href="../greek/1762.htm" title="1762">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">enthumésis: Thought, reflection, consideration</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἐνθύμησις</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>enthumésis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>en-thoo'-may-sis<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(en-thoo'-may-sis)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Thought, reflection, consideration<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>inward thought, reflection, plur: thoughts.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ἐνθυμέομαι (enthumeomai), meaning "to think, consider, or ponder."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H4284 מַחֲשָׁבָה (machashabah) - Thought, plan, purpose<p> - H3820 לֵב (leb) - Heart, mind, inner man<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "enthumésis" refers to the process of deep thought or reflection. It implies an internal deliberation or contemplation, often concerning moral or spiritual matters. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the inner thoughts or reasoning of individuals, particularly in the context of their intentions or motives.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of internal reflection was highly valued, especially in philosophical circles. The ability to ponder and reason was seen as a mark of wisdom and maturity. In Jewish thought, the heart was considered the seat of thought and intention, aligning with the biblical emphasis on the importance of one's inner life and motives.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1761</b> <i>enthýmēsis</i> – literally, inner-passion, the emotional force driving meditation and reflection (see <a href="/greek/1771.htm">1771</a> <i>/énnoia</i> on their "underlying <i>conception</i>"). <a href="/greek/1761.htm">1761</a> (<i>enthýmēsis</i>) emphasizes the passionate <i>idea</i> (<i>BAGD</i>) lodged within, i.e. the inner <i>affections</i> (<i>emotions</i>) driving the reasoning (thought process, see B. F. Wescott). <a href="/greek/1760.htm">See 1760</a> (<i>enthymeomai</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1760.htm">enthumeomai</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>deliberation, pondering, pl. thoughts<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>thought (1), thoughts (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1761: ἐνθύμησις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐνθύμησις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐνθυμήσεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">a thinking, consideration</span>: <a href="/interlinear/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29</a> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">device</span>); plural <span class="accented">thoughts</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/9-4.htm">Matthew 9:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-25.htm">Matthew 12:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a> (here <span class="manuref">L</span> marginal reading singular). (Rare in the classics; <span class="abbreviation">Hippocrates</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>deliberation, thought. <p>From <a href="/greek/1760.htm">enthumeomai</a>; deliberation -- device, thought. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1760.htm">enthumeomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ενθυμησεις ενθυμήσεις ἐνθυμήσεις ενθυμησεων ενθυμήσεων ἐνθυμήσεων ενθυμησεως ενθυμήσεως ἐνθυμήσεως ενθύμιον ενθυμίου enthumeseis enthumēseis enthumeseon enthumēseōn enthumeseos enthumēseōs enthymeseis enthymēseis enthymḗseis enthymeseon enthymēseōn enthymḗseon enthymḗseōn enthymeseos enthymēseōs enthymḗseos enthymḗseōs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/9-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 9:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἰησοῦς τὰς <b>ἐνθυμήσεις</b> αὐτῶν εἶπεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> knowing <span class="itali">their thoughts</span> said,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> knowing their <span class="itali">thoughts</span> said, Wherefore<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/9-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jesus the <span class="itali">thoughts</span> of them he said<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/12-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 12:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ τὰς <b>ἐνθυμήσεις</b> αὐτῶν εἶπεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And knowing <span class="itali">their thoughts</span> Jesus said<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> their <span class="itali">thoughts,</span> and said<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover the <span class="itali">thoughts</span> of them he said<p><b><a href="/text/acts/17-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 17:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τέχνης καὶ <b>ἐνθυμήσεως</b> ἀνθρώπου τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by the art <span class="itali">and thought</span> of man.<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and man's <span class="itali">device.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/17-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> craft and <span class="itali">imagination</span> of man that which [is]<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 4:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural">N-GFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ κριτικὸς <b>ἐνθυμήσεων</b> καὶ ἐννοιῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and able to judge <span class="itali">the thoughts</span> and intentions<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [is] a discerner <span class="itali">of the thoughts</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and [is] a discerner <span class="itali">of [the] thoughts</span> and intentions<p><b><a href="/greek/1761.htm">Strong's Greek 1761</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1761.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/enthume_seis_1761.htm">ἐνθυμήσεις — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/enthume_seo_n_1761.htm">ἐνθυμήσεων — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/enthume_seo_s_1761.htm">ἐνθυμήσεως — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1760.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1760"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1760" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1762.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1762"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1762" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>