ἐνόμιζον
nomízō
they supposed
To hold or adopt as a custom or habit; to consider something as the established norm or proper practice; in an extended sense, to suppose, assume, or regard something as true, often based on social expectation, convention, or prevailing understanding.
Acts 21:29 · Word #13
Lexicon G3543
| Lemma | νομίζω |
| Transliteration | nomízō |
| Strong's | G3543 |
| Definition | To hold or adopt as a custom or habit; to consider something as the established norm or proper practice; in an extended sense, to suppose, assume, or regard something as true, often based on social expectation, convention, or prevailing understanding. |
Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | they supposed |
| Literal | they-supposed |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | νομίζω |
| Strong's | G3543 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3543-06
they were regarding as customary
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense (past ongoing/repeated), active voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The imperfect active indicative, third person plural, denotes an ongoing or habitual past action: they were continually or characteristically regarding something as established custom. "Regarding as customary" preserves the root sense derived from νόμος (custom, law), not merely mental supposition. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
they supposed
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | P1 'they were regarding as customary' is too literal; 'they supposed' is the idiomatic and contextual meaning here, following common usage. |