verb
oiemō
Greekοἶμαι (oimai)
Strong’sG3633
I think, suppose
stem oi-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
οἶμαι, v.s. οἴομαι.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3633 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidoy'-om-ahee
to make like (oneself), i.e. imagine (be of the opinion)
Frommiddle voice apparently from G3634;
King Jamessuppose, think.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| oiemōοἶμαι | happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular | suppose | 1× |
| oietōrοἰέσθω | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle imperative 3rd person singular | suppose | 1× |
| oierōtoisοἰόμενοι | happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine | thinking | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oiemō1×οἶμαι | oieme | oiemi | oiema | oiemē | oiemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | oiesō | oiese | oiesi | oiesa | oiesē | oieselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oietō | oiete | oieti | oieta | oietē | oietelē |
| we 1st person plural | oienō | oiene | oieni | oiena | oienē | oienelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oievō | oieve | oievi | oieva | oievē | oievelē |
| they 3rd person plural | oielō | oiele | oieli | oiela | oielē | oielelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oiemeiō | oiemeia | oiemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | oieseiō | oieseia | oieseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oieteiō | oieteia | oieteiē |
| we 1st person plural | oieneiō | oieneia | oieneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | oieveiō | oieveia | oieveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | oieleiō | oieleia | oieleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | oiesōr | oiesar | oiesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oietōr1×οἰέσθω | oietar | oietēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | oievōr | oievar | oievēr |
| they 3rd person plural | oielōr | oielar | oielēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | oiemoiō | oiemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | oiesoiō | oiesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | oietoiō | oietoia |
| we 1st person plural | oienoiō | oienoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | oievoiō | oievoia |
| they 3rd person plural | oieloiō | oieloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | oierō | oieri | oiera | oierē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | oierōtos1× | oieritos | oieratos | oierētos |
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
oi 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
oiemō“suppose”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular1×
John 21:25“suppose”atō de kai alleim polleim heim poiata tos Iēsus, hotineim ean grafiteiō kata henem, oude auton oiemō ton kosmon chōrari teim grafirōteim biblieim.There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.
oietōr“suppose”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle imperative 3rd person singular1×
James 1:7“suppose”mē gar oietōr tos anthrōpos ekeinos hoti lambeti tinem para tou kuriouThat man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
oierōtois“thinking”happening now · subjectpresent middle participle nominative plural masculine1×
Philippians 1:17“thinking”tois de ek eritheiau ton Christon katangellalō, ouk hagnōs, oierōtois thlipsian egeirarō toi desmoi mu.The former, however, preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can add to the distress of my chains.