ἐνόμισαν [3 verses](verb 3rd pl aor ind act) "They supposed" is nomizo, which primarily means "to use by custom" or "to be accustomed to." Secondarily, it means "to own," "to acknowledge," "to hold in honor," and "to believe." It is usually translated as "think" in the Gospels but in the sense of having specific expectations.  - The verb translated as "they supposed" is a verb form of the Greek word for "the law." For a legislator, it means to enact a law, but that is not its primary meaning, which is "to be used by custom" and "to be accustomed to." It is usually translated as "think" in the Gospels but in the sense of having specific expectations. Secondarily, it means "to own," "to acknowledge," "to hold in honor," and "to believe."