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think: The Old Testament often translates ×מר, 'aÌ„mar, “to say,†meaning what one says to himself, and hence, a definite and clearly formulated decision or purpose (; ; , etc.), illustrated by the, change made by the Revised Version (British and American) in the King James Version of , where “thought in his heart†becomes “said in his heart.†In other passages, for חש×ב, hÌ£aÌ„shabh, דּמה, daÌ„maÌ„h, or זמ×, zaÌ„mam, indicating the result of mental activity, as in an intention or estimate formed after careful deliberation (compare Ecclesiasticus 18:25); In the New Testament, most, frequently for δοκεÌω, dokeÌoÌ„, “to be of the opinion, “suppose,†literally, “seem†(; ; , etc.). Sometimes, for λογιÌζομαι, logıÌzomai, “to compute,†“reckon†(, etc.); sometimes, for νομιÌζω, nomıÌzoÌ„, literally referring to what attains the force of law (νοÌμος, noÌmos), and then, “to be of the opinionâ€; or, for φÏονεÌω, phroneÌoÌ„, implying a thought that is cherished - a mental habit, rather than an act (; ). The Greek ἡγεÌομαι, heÌ„geÌomai, “to consider,†implies logical deduction from premises (; ), while in ; , and , ἐνθυμοῦμαι, enthumouÌmai, refers to the mental process itself, the thinking-out of a project, the concentration of the faculties upon the formation of a plan.