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Greek

5282. huponoeo -- to suspect, conjecture
... Word Origin from hupo and noeo Definition to suspect, conjecture NASB Word Usage
expecting (1), suppose (1), surmise (1). think, suppose, deem. ...
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Library

Organically One.
... Unless its spiritual wealth and nobility are discovered in some other way, no one
will surmise that this is the Church which shall one day decide the destiny ...
/.../kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xxx organically one.htm

Elucidations.
... [155]. Tertullian born (circa) ad150. Tertullian converted (surmise) 185. ... Tertullian
lapsed (circa) 200. Tertullian deceased (extreme surmise) 240. ...
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Whether Man in his First State could be Deceived?
... I answer that, in the opinion of some, deception may mean two things; namely, any
slight surmise, in which one adheres to what is false, as though it were true ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether man in his first.htm

He Has no Right to Assert a Greater and Less in the Divine Being. ...
... If, then, this surmise is to have its way, namely, that our Lord is not perfected
in every kind of good, it is very easy to see the conclusion of the blasphemy ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 22 he has no.htm

To My Fellow Presbyter, Timothy, Dionysius the Presbyter.
... and anticipates all things, but Itself is altogether incomprehensible to all, and
of It, there is neither perception nor imagination, nor surmise, nor name ...
/.../dionysius/dionysis on divine names/caput i to my fellow.htm

The Grave of John, and Another Grave
... would be equally credulous. From one to another the surmise would
pass""John the Baptist is risen from the dead.". Why, then, did ...
//christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/xv the grave of john.htm

Chapter iv
... To claim that she could quite naturally have anticipated that fact, would practically
make revelation unnecessary: man could adequately surmise the most vital ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter iv.htm

Acts and Martyrdom of the Holy Apostle Andrew.
... At these words, therefore, all becoming exceedingly grieved, in order that the surmise
might be free from doubt, He made it clear, saying, To whomsoever I ...
/.../acts and martyrdom of the holy apostle andrew/acts and martyrdom of the.htm

Preface
... others. If this be true, his surmise proved correct, for the appearance of
his subsequent pamphlet was greeted with instant favor.". ...
//christianbookshelf.org/de liguori/uniformity with gods will/preface.htm

On Patience
... We, namely, can feel none of these without molestation: but be it far from us to
surmise that the impassible nature of God is liable to any molestation. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/on patience /on patience.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy.

2. (n.) Reflection; thought.

3. (v. t.) To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess.

Thesaurus

Surmise (1 Occurrence)
... to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess. Multi-Version Concordance
Surmise (1 Occurrence). Acts 27:27 But when the fourteenth ...
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Infer (1 Occurrence)
... 4. (vt) To derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude or surmise from facts
or premises; to accept or derive, as a consequence, conclusion, or probability ...
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Rezon (3 Occurrences)
... It is said of Rezon that he "reigned over Syria" (1 Kings 11:25), and if the surmise
adopted by many scholars is correct that he is the same as Hezion (1 Kings ...
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Amalekite (12 Occurrences)
... They do not seem to have had any relationship with the tribes of Israel, save as,
we may surmise, some of the descendants of Esau were incorporated into the ...
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Amalek (35 Occurrences)
... They do not seem to have had any relationship with the tribes of Israel, save as,
we may surmise, some of the descendants of Esau were incorporated into the ...
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Semitic
... of the Semites. Various theories of course have been proposed; fancy and
surmise have ranged from Africa to Central Asia. (1) The ...
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Semites
... of the Semites. Various theories of course have been proposed; fancy and
surmise have ranged from Africa to Central Asia. (1) The ...
/s/semites.htm - 27k

Suspect (1 Occurrence)
... to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often
upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used ...
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Surmised (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Surmise. Multi-Version Concordance
Surmised (1 Occurrence). Acts 27:27 But when the fourteenth ...
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Surly (1 Occurrence)

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Bible Concordance

Surmise (1 Occurrence)

Acts 27:27 But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.
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Subtopics

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Infer (1 Occurrence)

Rezon (3 Occurrences)

Amalekite (12 Occurrences)

Amalek (35 Occurrences)

Semitic

Semites

Suspect (1 Occurrence)

Surmised (1 Occurrence)

Surly (1 Occurrence)