γνώμη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γνω- (gnō-), the root of γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”) +‎ -μη (-mē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡnɔ̌ː.mɛː/ → /ˈɣno.mi/ → /ˈɣno.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡnɔ̌ː.mɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡno.me̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣno.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣno.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣno.mi/

Noun

γνώμη • (gnṓmē) f (genitive γνώμης); first declension

1. means of knowing: sign, mark
2. mind, intelligence
3. judgment, understanding, reason
4. will
5. opinion
6. decision

Declension

First declension of ἡ γνώμη; τῆς γνώμης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γνώμη hē gnṓmē	τὼ γνώμᾱ tṑ gnṓmā	αἱ γνῶμαι hai gnômai
Genitive	τῆς γνώμης tês gnṓmēs	τοῖν γνώμαιν toîn gnṓmain	τῶν γνωμῶν tôn gnōmôn
Dative	τῇ γνώμῃ têi gnṓmēi	τοῖν γνώμαιν toîn gnṓmain	ταῖς γνώμαις taîs gnṓmais
Accusative	τὴν γνώμην tḕn gnṓmēn	τὼ γνώμᾱ tṑ gnṓmā	τᾱ̀ς γνώμᾱς tā̀s gnṓmās
Vocative	γνώμη gnṓmē	γνώμᾱ gnṓmā	γνῶμαι gnômai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• γνώμα (gnṓma)

Descendants

• Greek: γνώμη (gnómi)
• → Latin: grōma
  • → English: groma
  • → Italian: groma
  • → Portuguese: groma
  • → Spanish: groma

Further reading

• “γνώμη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γνώμη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• γνώμη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• γνώμη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• G1106 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • acumen idem, page 10.
  • advice idem, page 15.
  • ambition idem, page 26.
  • astuteness idem, page 48.
  • attitude idem, page 51.
  • belief idem, page 72.
  • comment idem, page 147.
  • common-sense idem, page 148.
  • comprehension idem, page 153.
  • conclusion idem, page 156.
  • contention idem, page 167.
  • counsel idem, page 176.
  • decision idem, page 201.
  • design idem, page 215.
  • determination idem, page 219.
  • discernment idem, page 229.
  • discretion idem, page 231.
  • discrimination idem, page 232.
  • doctrine idem, page 245.
  • dogma idem, page 246.
  • end idem, page 272.
  • estimation idem, page 283.
  • expectation idem, page 293.
  • feeling idem, page 313.
  • genius idem, page 357.
  • idea idem, page 413.
  • inclination idem, page 428.
  • insight idem, page 444.
  • intelligence idem, page 448.
  • intention idem, page 449.
  • judgment idem, page 465.
  • mind idem, page 530.
  • motion idem, page 542.
  • notion idem, page 562.
  • object idem, page 565.
  • observation idem, page 567.
  • opinion idem, page 576.
  • perception idem, page 607.
  • plan idem, page 617.
  • point idem, page 623.
  • position idem, page 628.
  • presence idem, page 636.
  • project idem, page 653.
  • propensity idem, page 653.
  • proposal idem, page 653.
  • prudence idem, page 655.
  • purpose idem, page 659.
  • resolution idem, page 702.
  • resolve idem, page 702.
  • sagacity idem, page 731.
  • scheme idem, page 739.
  • sense idem, page 752.
  • sentiment idem, page 754.
  • shrewdness idem, page 771.
  • suggestion idem, page 836.
  • supposition idem, page 842.
  • thought idem, page 868.
  • thoughtfulness idem, page 868.
  • understanding idem, page 913.
  • view idem, page 951.
  • volition idem, page 956.
  • vote idem, page 957.
  • will idem, page 979.
  • wisdom idem, page 982.
  • wit idem, page 983.

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek γνώμη (gnṓmē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣno.mi/

Noun

γνώμη • (gnómi) f (plural γνώμες)

1. opinion, perception (subjective thought)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	γνώμη (gnómi)	γνώμες (gnómes)
genitive	γνώμης (gnómis)	γνωμών (gnomón)
accusative	γνώμη (gnómi)	γνώμες (gnómes)
vocative	γνώμη (gnómi)	γνώμες (gnómes)

Further reading

• γνώμη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language