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Lexicon :: Strong's G1271 - dianoia

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διάνοια
Transliteration
dianoia (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-an'-oy-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:963,636

Strong’s Definitions

διάνοια diánoia, dee-an'-oy-ah; from G1223 and G3563; deep thought, properly, the faculty (mind or its disposition), by implication, its exercise:—imagination, mind, understanding.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G1271 in the following manner: mind (9x), understanding (3x), imagination (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G1271 in the following manner: mind (9x), understanding (3x), imagination (1x).
  1. the mind as a faculty of understanding, feeling, desiring

  2. understanding

  3. mind, i.e. spirit, way of thinking and feeling

  4. thoughts, either good or bad

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διάνοια diánoia, dee-an'-oy-ah; from G1223 and G3563; deep thought, properly, the faculty (mind or its disposition), by implication, its exercise:—imagination, mind, understanding.
STRONGS G1271:
διάνοια, -ας, , (διά and νοός), Sept. for לֵב and לֵבָב; very frequent in Greek writings from [Aeschylus] Herodotus down;
1. the mind as the faculty of understanding, feeling, desiring: Matthew 22:37; Mark 12:30 [Tr marginal reading brackets]; Luke 10:27; Ephesians 1:18 Rec.; Eph 4:18; Hebrews 8:10; Hebrews 10:16; 1 Peter 1:13.
2. understanding: 1 John 5:20.
3. mind, i. e. spirit (Latin animus), way of thinking and feeling: Colossians 1:21; Luke 1:51; 2 Peter 3:1.
4. thought; plural contextually in a bad sense, evil thoughts: Ephesians 2:3, as in Numbers 15:39 μνησθήσεσθε πασῶν τῶν ἐντολῶν κυρίου... καὶ οὐ διαστραφήσεσθε ὀπίσω τῶν διανοιῶν ὑμῶν.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
15:39
Matthew
22:37
Mark
12:30
Luke
1:51; 10:27
Ephesians
1:18; 2:3; 4:18
Colossians
1:21
Hebrews
8:10; 10:16
1 Peter
1:13
2 Peter
3:1
1 John
5:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1271 matches the Greek διάνοια (dianoia),
which occurs 41 times in 41 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:21 - And the LORD was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:17 - Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:15 - Before he had finished praying, he saw a young woman named Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, who was the son of Abraham’s brother Nahor and his wife, Milcah.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:45 - “Before I had finished praying in my heart, I saw Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:41 - From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:3 - But then he fell in love with her, and he tried to win her affection with tender words.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:26 - “Joseph is still alive!” they told him. “And he is governor of all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned at the news—he couldn’t believe it.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:21 - But those who paid no attention to the word of the LORD left theirs out in the open.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:3 - Instruct all the skilled craftsmen whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom. Have them make garments for Aaron that will distinguish him as a priest set apart for my service.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:22 - Both men and women came, all whose hearts were willing. They brought to the LORD their offerings of gold—brooches, earrings, rings from their fingers, and necklaces. They presented gold objects of every kind as a special offering to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - All the women who were skilled in sewing and spinning prepared blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen cloth.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:26 - All the women who were willing used their skills to spin the goat hair into yarn.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:29 - So the people of Israel—every man and woman who was eager to help in the work the LORD had given them through Moses—brought their gifts and gave them freely to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:34 - And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach their skills to others.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - The LORD has given them special skills as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple, and scarlet thread on fine linen cloth, and weavers. They excel as craftsmen and as designers.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:1 - “The LORD has gifted Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other skilled craftsmen with wisdom and ability to perform any task involved in building the sanctuary. Let them construct and furnish the Tabernacle, just as the LORD has commanded.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:17 - “Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives.[fn] Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:39 - When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the LORD instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:18 - But Balaam responded to Balak’s messengers, “Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I would be powerless to do anything against the will of the LORD my God.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:7 - “Why do you want to discourage the rest of the people of Israel from going across to the land the LORD has given them?
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:39 - “So remember this and keep it firmly in mind: The LORD is God both in heaven and on earth, and there is no other.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:17 - Perhaps you will think to yourselves, ‘How can we ever conquer these nations that are so much more powerful than we are?’
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:28 - The LORD will strike you with madness, blindness, and panic.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:18 - I am making this covenant with you so that no one among you—no man, woman, clan, or tribe—will turn away from the LORD our God to worship these gods of other nations, and so that no root among you bears bitter and poisonous fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:1 - When all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings who lived along the Mediterranean coast[fn] heard how the LORD had dried up the Jordan River so the people of Israel could cross, they lost heart and were paralyzed with fear because of them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:5 - But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the LORD your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:18 - “O LORD, the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for you never changes.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:5 - When these celebrations ended—sometimes after several days—Job would purify his children. He would get up early in the morning and offer a burnt offering for each of them. For Job said to himself, “Perhaps my children have sinned and have cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:8 - Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:4 - For God is so wise and so mighty.
Who has ever challenged him successfully?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:28 - The rain pours down from the clouds,
and everyone benefits.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:10 - For wisdom will enter your heart,
and knowledge will fill you with joy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:10 - Fear of the LORD is the foundation of wisdom.
Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:15 - A person with good sense is respected;
a treacherous person is headed for destruction.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:13 - For you said to yourself,
‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars.
I will preside on the mountain of the gods
far away in the north.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:4 - Say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, and do not fear,
for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.
He is coming to save you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:9 - For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so my ways are higher than your ways
and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11 - “Are you afraid of these idols?
Do they terrify you?
Is that why you have lied to me
and forgotten me and my words?
Is it because of my long silence
that you no longer fear me?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:15 - Yes, truth is gone,
and anyone who renounces evil is attacked.
The LORD looked and was displeased
to find there was no justice.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:33 - “But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day,” says the LORD. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:4 - Tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel have set up idols in their hearts and fallen into sin, and then they go to a prophet asking for a message. So I, the LORD, will give them the kind of answer their great idolatry deserves.
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