What does οἴομαι (oíomai) mean in the Bible?
οἴομαι (oíomai): Subjective supposition or imagination rather than knowledge; often unfounded expectation or mistaken belief.
Greek · G3633
οἴομαι
To suppose
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οἴομαιG3633
Pronunciationoíomai
What does οἴομαι (oíomai) mean in the Bible?
οἴομαι (oíomai): Subjective supposition or imagination rather than knowledge; often unfounded expectation or mistaken belief.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3633?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include expect (1), I suppose that (1), supposing that (1).
Where does οἴομαι (oíomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 21:25. Its strongest book concentrations include James (1), John (1), Philippians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itexpect1×James 1:7
I suppose that1×John 21:25
supposing that1×Philippians 1:17
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJohn 21:25
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
John1Philippians1James1
Source forms
οἰέσθω1xoiesthōJames 1:7
οἶμαι1xoimaiJohn 21:25
οἰόμενοι1xoiomenoiPhilippians 1:17
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular1xJames 1:7
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular1xJohn 21:25
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural1xPhilippians 1:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Subjective supposition or imagination rather than knowledge; often unfounded expectation or mistaken belief.
Source Gloss
to suppose
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Subjective supposition or imagination rather than knowledge; often unfounded expectation or mistaken belief.
to suppose, expect, imagine; with accusative and inf., Jhn.21:25; with inf., Php.1:17; before ὅτι, Jas.1:7. οἶμαι, see: οἴομαι SYN.. see: ἡγέομαι
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 21:25Verb First Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
οἶμαιoimai
I think, suppose
Read versePhilippians 1:16Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
οἰόμενοιoiomenoi
I think, suppose
Read verseJames 1:7Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Imperative
οἰέσθωoiesqw
I think, suppose
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present3
Voice
middle3
Mood
imperative1indicative1participle1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
οἴομαι is built from this root:
οἷοςG3634
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