verb
nomizamō
Strong’sG3543
I think, suppose
stem nomiz-15 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books14 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
To think, suppose, or consider — to hold an opinion or belief about something, to deem or regard it as being a certain way 412. Strong's notes that this sense arises "by extension" from an original idea of custom 2.
The word can also mean to practise something as a custom, or to be accustomed to doing something, reflecting its connection to the word for "law" or "usage" 12. Abbott-Smith records this as the meaning in one occurrence in Acts, though notes the reading there is disputed 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
** νομίζω
(< νόμος), [in LXX: Wi 13:2 17:3, Si 29:4, II Mac4, IV Mac8*;]
SYN.: ἡγέομαι, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3543 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidnom-id'-zo
properly, to do by law (usage), i.e. to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to deem or regard
Fromfrom G3551;
King Jamessuppose, thing, be wont.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future νομιῶ Refs 5th c.BC+; Ionic dialect 1st pers. plural νομιοῦμεν Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ἐνόμισα, poetry νόμισα Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect νενόμικα Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, future νομισθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+future middle νομιοῦμαι in passive sense, Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐνομίσθην (see. below Refs: perfect νενόμισμαι, 3rd.pers. plural νενομίδαται Refs 2nd c.AD+; Doric dialect infinitive -ίχθαιRefs 5th c.AD+: pluperfect 3rd.pers. singular ἐνενόμιστο Refs 5th c.BC+: (νόμος):—use customarily, practise, ἓν τόδε ἴδιον νενομίκασι Refs 5th c.BC+; ν. γλῶσσαν to have a language in common use,Refs; πανήγυριν, πληγὴν ἐν τῇ ὁρτῇ, Refs; ταῦτα.. Ἕλληνες ἀπ᾽ Αἰγυπτίων νενομίκασι have adopted these customs from the Egyptians, Refs 5th c.BC+; ν. ἐκκλησίαν have a regular popular assembly, Refs 4th c.BC+; ἀγορᾶς κατασκευὴν ν. (conjecture for ὀνομάζουσιν)Refs 2nd c.BC+:—frequently in passive, to be customary, οὔτω τοῦτο νομίσδεται Refs 7th c.BC+was the fashion, Refs 6th c.BC+; ὡς νομίζεται as is the custom, Refs 5th c.BC+participle νομιζόμενος customary, γέρα τὰ ν. Refs 5th c.BC+customs, usages, Refs 5th c.BC+; frequently of funeral rites, τὰ ν. ποιεῖν Refs 5th c.BC+: also aorist participle, τό τοι νομισθὲν τῆς ἀληθείας κρατεῖ Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect participle, τὰ νενομισμένα τοῖς κατοιχομένοις Refs 2nd c.AD+
2 of a legislator, enact, ἐνόμισεν ἑνὶ ἱματίῳ δι᾽ ἔτους προσεθίζεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 2nd c.AD+
3 with dative, make common use of, use, φωνῇ Refs 5th c.BC+; νομίζουσι Αἰγύπτιοι οὐδ᾽ ἥρωσι οὐδέν, i.e. practise no such worship, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially use as current coin, ἐν Βυζαντίοις, ὅπου σιδαρέοισι νομίσμασιν νομίζουσι Refs 5th c.BC+:—hence in passive, to be struck, ἀργύριον νενομισμένον ἐς Τιβέριον, i.e. with the head of Tiberius, Refs 2nd c.AD+
4 with infinitive, to be accustomed to do, νομίζουσι Διὶ θυσίας ἔρδειν Refs 5th c.BC+, etc.:— passive, νενόμισται τὰ σχέτλια ἔργα Λήμνια καλέεσθαι Refs; γυμνοὺς εἰσιέναι νομίζεται it is customary for them.., Refs 5th c.BC+
II own, acknowledge, consider as, ὡς δούλους ν. τινάς Refs 5th c.BC+ is frequently omitted, ὄμμα γὰρ δόμων νομίζω δεσπότου παρουσίαν Refs 5th c.BC+; θεὸν ν. τινά believe in one as a god, σὺ Ἔρωτα οὐ θεὸν νομίζεις Refs 5th c.BC+; ν. τούτους [θεούς] believe in these [as gods], Refs 5th c.BC+; but ν. θεοὺς εἶναι believe that there are gods, Refs; τὸ παράπαν θεοὺς οὐδαμῶς ν. to be an atheist, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, to be deemed, reputed, considered, οἷς τὸ πέλειν τε καὶ οὐκ εἶναι ταὐτὸν νενόμισται Refs 5th c.BC+; οἱ νομιζόμενοι μὲν υἱεῖς, μὴ ὄντες δέ.. Refs 4th c.BC+; ἡ -ομένη (variant{ὀνομαζ-}) πολιτεία Refs 4th c.BC+
II.2 esteem, hold in honour, χρυσὸν.. περιώσιον ἄλλων Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be esteemed, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.3 with accusative of things, hold, believe, ταὐτὰ περί τινος Refs; ἀκοῇ ν., opposed to πείρᾳ αἰσθάνεσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.4 with accusative et infinitive, deem, hold, believe that.., πότερα νομίζεις δυστυχεῖν ἐμ; Refs 5th c.BC+: with future infinitive, expect that.., Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist infinitive is sometimes found in codices referring to future, ἐνόμισαν ἐπιθέμενοι ῥᾳδίως κρατῆσαι Refs 5th c.BC+aorist infinitive may be gnomic.
II.5 with participle, νομίσωμεν ἐκγενησόμενον Refs 5th c.BC+
II.6 with ὡς, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.7 passive, with genitive of the person in possession, τοῦ θεῶν νομίζετα; whose sanctuary is it held to be? Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐ τοῦ κρατοῦντος ἡ πόλις ν.; Refs
II.8 absolutely, νομίζοντα λέγειν to speak with full belief, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.9 frequent, μυχὸν ν. Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| nomizamōνομίζω | happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular | think | 1× |
| nomizatōνομίζει | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | thinks | 1× |
| nomizateἐνόμιζεν | was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | supposed | 1× |
| nomizaneἐνομίζομεν | was happening · weimperfect active indicative 1st person plural | expected | 1× |
| nomizaleἐνόμιζον | was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural | supposed | 1× |
| nomizoteἐνομίζετο | was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | thought | 1× |
| nomizasaἐνόμισας | happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular | thought | 1× |
| nomizalaἐνόμισαν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | thought | 1× |
| nomizaveiaνομίσητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | think | 2× |
| nomizarōνομίζειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | think | 1× |
| nomizarōntosνομίζων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | supposing | 1× |
| nomizarōntoisνομίζοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | supposing | 1× |
| nomizarōntoiuνομιζόντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | suppose | 1× |
| nomizarantoisνομίσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | assuming | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 8 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomizamō1×νομίζω | nomizame | nomizami | nomizama | nomizamē | nomizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | nomizasō | nomizase | nomizasi | nomizasa1×ἐνόμισας | nomizasē | nomizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomizatō1×νομίζει | nomizate1×ἐνόμιζεν | nomizati | nomizata | nomizatē | nomizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | nomizanō | nomizane1×ἐνομίζομεν | nomizani | nomizana | nomizanē | nomizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomizavō | nomizave | nomizavi | nomizava | nomizavē | nomizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | nomizalō | nomizale1×ἐνόμιζον | nomizali | nomizala1×ἐνόμισαν | nomizalē | nomizalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomizomō | nomizome | nomizomē | nomizomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | nomizosō | nomizose | nomizosē | nomizoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomizotō | nomizote1×ἐνομίζετο | nomizotē | nomizotelē |
| we 1st person plural | nomizonō | nomizone | nomizonē | nomizonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomizovō | nomizove | nomizovē | nomizovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | nomizolō | nomizole | nomizolē | nomizolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomizameiō | nomizameia | nomizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | nomizaseiō | nomizaseia | nomizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomizateiō | nomizateia | nomizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | nomizaneiō | nomizaneia | nomizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomizaveiō | nomizaveia2×νομίσητε | nomizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | nomizaleiō | nomizaleia | nomizaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomizomeiō | nomizomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | nomizoseiō | nomizoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomizoteiō | nomizoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | nomizoneiō | nomizoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomizoveiō | nomizoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | nomizoleiō | nomizoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | nomizasōr | nomizasar | nomizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomizatōr | nomizatar | nomizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomizavōr | nomizavar | nomizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | nomizalōr | nomizalar | nomizalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | nomizosōr | nomizosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomizotōr | nomizotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomizovōr | nomizovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | nomizolōr | nomizolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomizamoiō | nomizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | nomizasoiō | nomizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomizatoiō | nomizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | nomizanoiō | nomizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomizavoiō | nomizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | nomizaloiō | nomizaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | nomizomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | nomizosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | nomizotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | nomizonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | nomizovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | nomizoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | nomizarō1×νομίζειν | nomizari | nomizara | nomizarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | nomizorō | nomizorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 4 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | nomizarōntos3×νομίζων | nomizarintos | nomizarantos1× | nomizarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | nomizorōntos | nomizorēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
nomiz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
nomizamō“think”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×
1 Corinthians 7:26nomizamō oun houtem kalem huparcharō dia tan …Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man …
nomizatō“thinks”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 7:36… tinos aschēmonarō epi tan parthenan autou nomizatō ean ateiō huperakmas, kai houtōs ofeilatō …However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his …
nomizate“supposed”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Acts 7:25“supposed”nomizate de suniēkarō toin adelfoin hoti tos …… brothers would understand that God was …
nomizane“expected”was happening · weimperfect active indicative 1st person plural1×
Acts 16:13“expected”… exō tau pulau para potamon hou nomizane proseuchan arō, kai kathizarantois lalane tai …… we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who …
nomizale“supposed”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 21:29“supposed”… en ta pola sun auto, hon nomizale hoti eis tem hierem eisagata tos …… the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
nomizote“thought”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Luke 3:23“thought”… hōsei eteiu triakonta, arōntos huios, hōs nomizote, Iōsēf tou Ēli… Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
nomizasa“thought”happened · youaorist active indicative 2nd person singular1×
Acts 8:20… apōleian hoti tan dōrean tou theou nomizasa dia chrēmeiu ktorō.… silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of …
nomizala“thought”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 20:10“thought”kai ercharantois tois prōtois nomizala hoti polloterem labeli; kai labala tem …So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
nomizaveia“think”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural2×
Matthew 5:17Mē nomizaveia hoti erchama kataluara ton nomon ē …Do not think that I have come to abolish …
Matthew 10:34“think”Mē nomizaveia hoti erchama balara eirēnan epi tan …Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I …
nomizarō“think”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 17:29… oun huparcharōntois tou theou ouk ofeilanō nomizarō chruso ē arguro ē litho, charagme …… offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like …
nomizarōntos“supposing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 16:27“supposing”… sperantos tan machairan mellate heauton anairarō, nomizarōntos ekfeugarē toin desmioin.… open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
nomizarōntois“supposing”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 14:19“supposing”… ton Paulon surale exō tau polau, nomizarōntois auton thnēskarē.… They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
nomizarōntoiu“suppose”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
1 Timothy 6:5“suppose”… ton nouon kai aposterorēntoiu tau alētheiau, nomizarōntoiu porismon arō tan eusebeian.and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
nomizarantois“assuming”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Luke 2:44nomizarantois de auton arō en ta sunodia …Assuming He was in their company, they …