Suspicion
ὑπόνοιαStrong’s G5283huponoia
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Huponoia is the Greek word usually translated “suspicions”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,”
Meaning
Usually translated “suspicions”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- suspicions 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ὑπόνοια huponoia · suspicion
ὑπόνοια, -ας, ἡ (ὑπονοέω), [in LXX: Dan LXX 4:16, 32 5:6 (רַעְיוֹן), Sir 3:34* ;] a suspicion: 1Ti.6:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “suspicion” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SUSPI'CION, noun
[Latin suspicio. See Suspect.]
The act of suspecting; the imagination of the existence of something without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence at all. suspicion often proceeds from the apprehension of evil; it is the offspring or companion of jealousy.
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.