"understandingly, sensibly, discreetly, Mk. 12:34*"
Definition and meaning
understandingly, sensibly, discreetly, Mk. 12:34*
In the original Greek the word is written: νουνεχῶς
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of nounechos (G3562) across the King James Bible.
And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.
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Common questions
Strong's G3562 (nounechos) is a Greek word that means: understandingly, sensibly, discreetly, Mk. 12:34* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word nounechos (G3562) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3562 is nounechos, a Greek word defined as: understandingly, sensibly, discreetly, Mk. 12:34*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
nounechos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.