Reflection
ἐνθύμησιςStrong’s G1761enthumēsis
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Enthumēsis is the Greek word usually translated “thoughts” and “imagination”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?”
Meaning
Usually translated “thoughts” and “imagination”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- thoughts 3
- imagination 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Acts 1
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 12:25And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
- Acts 17:29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
- Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Greek dictionary
ἐνθύμησις enthumēsis · reflection
ἐνθύμησις, -εως, ἡ (ἐνθυμέομαι), [in Sm.: Job.21:27, Eze.11:21 * ;] consideration, pondering (EV, device): Act.17:29; pl., thoughts, feelings: Mat.9:4 12:25, Heb.4:12.† SYN.: ἔννοια, the action of the reason; while ἐνθ. is rather that of the affections (cf. Westc., Heb., l.with) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reflection” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REFLEC'TION, noun
[from reflect.]
- The act of throwing back; as the reflection of light or colors.
- The act of bending back.
- That which is reflected.
- The operation of the mind by which it turns its views back upon itself and its operations; the review or consideration of past thoughts, opinions or decisions of the mind, or of past events.
All definitions
- Thought thrown back on itself, on the past or on the absent; as melancholy reflections; delightful reflections.
- The expression of thought.
- Attentive consideration; meditation; contemplation.
- Censure; reproach cast.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.