Lexicon
νουνεχῶς
nounechōs
G3562
G:ADV Greek

wisely

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Nounechos describes the manner of an answer that Jesus recognizes as sound and discerning.

Nounechos marks a discerning manner of answering: in Mark 12:34, it characterizes the answer Jesus observes before telling the man that he is not far from the kingdom of God.

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  1. A discerning manner of answering · dominant

    In Mark 12:34, the adverb characterizes how the man answered before Jesus responds to him. The APB renders the clause, “having seen that he answered wisely,” confirming that the term concerns the quality of the answer rather than a separate action.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 12:34, the APB presents the clause as “he answered wisely.” This rendering confirms the clause’s overall evaluation rather than isolating every nuance of the term.

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