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Strong's G3633 οἴομαι (oiomai)

Oiomai means “suppose” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3633 — kalkol (“Calcol”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3633
Language Greek
Linked Usages 23
Books 10

Strong's G3633 Quick Answer

Strong's G3633 οἴομαι (oiomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. oiomai (oy'-om-ai) (or (shorter) oimai oy'-mai) v. 1. to make like (oneself), i.e. imagine (be of the opinion) [middle voice apparently from G3634] It has 23 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include also, thought, thee, think, and would. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
oiomai (oy'-om-ai) (or (shorter) oimai oy'-mai) v. 1. to make like (oneself), i.e. imagine (be of the opinion) [middle voice apparently from G3634]
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
also, thought, thee, think, and would

Meaning and Definition

oiomai (oy'-om-ai) (or (shorter) oimai oy'-mai) v. 1. to make like (oneself), i.e. imagine (be of the opinion) [middle voice apparently from G3634] KJV: suppose, think Root(s): G3634

Original Word
οἴομαι
Transliteration
oiomai
Derivation
Root: οἷος R1: 3634
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3633. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to suppose

Usage: οἴομαι, οἶμαι [in LXX for הִנֵּה, Gen.37:7, al. ;] 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 (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

also thought thee think would stood did dream upon jews dost should

How Strong's G3633 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3633 (οἴομαι) appears 20 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3633 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3633 in the New Testament

3 indexed usages in New Testament.

John 21:25 KJV

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

Philippians 1:16 KJV

The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

James 1:7 KJV

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

Strong's G3633 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 37:7 Septuagint / Brenton

I thought ye were binding sheaves in the middle of the field, and my sheaf stood up and was erected, and your sheaves turned round, and did obeisance to my sheaf.

Genesis 40:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And the chief baker saw that he interpreted aright; and he said to Joseph, I also saw a dream, and methought I took up on my head three baskets of mealy food.

Genesis 41:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And it came to pass after two full years that Pharaoh had a dream. He thought he stood upon the bank of the river.

Strong's G3633 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

8 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 5:61 Septuagint / Brenton

Thus was there a great overthrow among the children of Israel, because they were not obedient unto Judas and his brethren, but thought to do some valiant act.

1 Maccabees 6:43 Septuagint / Brenton

Eleazar also, surnamed Avaran, perceiving that one of the beasts, armed with royal harness, was higher than all the rest, and supposing that the king was upon him,

2 Maccabees 5:21 Septuagint / Brenton

So when Antiochus had carried out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he departed in all haste unto Antioch, weening in his pride to make the land navigable, and the sea passable by foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3633.

Genesis 37:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I thought ye were binding sheaves in the middle of the field, and my sheaf stood up and was erected, and your sheaves turned round, and did obeisance to my sheaf.
Genesis 40:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the chief baker saw that he interpreted aright; and he said to Joseph, I also saw a dream, and methought I took up on my head three baskets of mealy food.
Genesis 41:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after two full years that Pharaoh had a dream. He thought he stood upon the bank of the river.
Genesis 41:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, In my dream methought I stood by the bank of the river;
Esther 9:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king said to Esther, The Jews have slain five hundred men in the city Susa; and how, thinkest thou, have they used them in the rest of the country? What then dost thou yet ask, that it may be done for thee?
Job 11:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: Or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? Blessed is the short-lived offspring of woman.
Job 34:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thinkest thou that the Lord will do wrong, Or will the Almighty who made the earth wrest judgment?
Job 37:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And we do not find another his equal in strength: As for him that judges justly, dost thou not think that he listens?
Job 38:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who is this that hides counsel from me, And confines words in his heart, and thinks to conceal them from me?
Job 40:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Do not set aside my judgment: And dost thou think that I have dealt with thee in any other way, than that thou mightest appear to be righteous?
Job 42:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For who is he that hides counsel from thee? Or who keeps back his words, and thinks to hide them from thee? And who will tell me what I knew not, Great and wonderful things which I understood not?
Isaiah 57:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and behind the posts of thy door thou didst place thy memorials. Didst thou think that if thou shouldest depart from me, thou wouldest gain? thou hast loved those that lay with thee;
John 21:25 New Testament, KJV
And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.
Philippians 1:16 New Testament, KJV
The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
James 1:7 New Testament, KJV
For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
1 Maccabees 5:61 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus was there a great overthrow among the children of Israel, because they were not obedient unto Judas and his brethren, but thought to do some valiant act.
1 Maccabees 6:43 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Eleazar also, surnamed Avaran, perceiving that one of the beasts, armed with royal harness, was higher than all the rest, and supposing that the king was upon him,
2 Maccabees 5:21 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So when Antiochus had carried out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he departed in all haste unto Antioch, weening in his pride to make the land navigable, and the sea passable by foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind.
2 Maccabees 7:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, while the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with affairs.
2 Maccabees 9:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then swelling with anger, he thought to avenge upon the Jews the disgrace done unto him by those that made him flee. Therefore commanded he his chariot man to drive without ceasing, and to dispatch the journey, the judgment of God now following him. For he had spoken proudly in this sort, That he would come to Jerusalem, and make it a common burying place of the Jews.
2 Maccabees 9:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And thus he that a little afore thought he might command the waves of the sea (so proud was he beyond the condition of men) and weigh the high mountains in a balance, was now cast on the ground, and carried in a horse litter, showing forth unto all the manifest power of God.
2 Maccabees 13:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Menelaus also joined himself with them, and with great dissimulation encouraged Antiochus, not for the safeguard of the country, but because he thought to have been made governor.
4 Maccabees 1:33 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For whence is it, otherwise, that when urged on to forbidden meats, we reject the gratification which would ensue from them? Is it not because reasoning is able to command the appetites? I believe so.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3633, grouped by book.

Genesis 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Philippians 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3633 FAQ

What does oiomai (οἴομαι) mean?

Oiomai (Strong's G3633) is a Greek word most simply glossed "suppose". oiomai (oy'-om-ai) (or (shorter) oimai oy'-mai) v. 1. to make like (oneself), i.e. imagine (be of the opinion) [middle voice apparently from G3634]

How many times is oiomai (οἴομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's G3633 across 10 books.

Where can I study oiomai (οἴομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3633 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate oiomai (οἴομαι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as also, thought, thee, think, would, and stood. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3633 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 12 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 8 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3633, with linked reader references where each row is available.