"a cogitation, an inward reasoning" (generally, evil surmising or supposition), is formed from en, "in," and thumos, "strong feeling, passion" (cp. thumoo, in the Middle Voice, "to be wroth, furious"); Eng., "fume" is akin; the root, thu---, signifies "to rush, rage." The word is translated "device" in Acts 17:29 , of man's production of images; elsewhere, "thoughts," Matthew 9:4; 12:25; Hebrews 4:12 , where the accompanying word ennoia denotes inward intentions, See THOUGHT.

2: νόημα

(Strong's #3540 — Noun Neuter — noema — no'-ay-mah )

denotes "thought, that which is thought out" (cp. noeo, "to understand"); hence, "a purpose, device;" translated "devices" in 2 Corinthians 2:11; "minds" in 2 Corinthians 3:14; 4:4; 11:3; in 2 Corinthians 10:5 , "thought;" in Philippians 4:7 , AV, "minds," RV, "thoughts" See MIND , THOUGHT.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Device'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/d/device.html. 1940.

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