Definition
διάνοια, -ας, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for לֵב, לֵבָב ;]
the understanding, mind: Luke 1:51, Ephesians 4:18, Colossians 1:21, 1 Peter 1:13, 2 Peter 3:1, 1 John 5:20; pl., Ephesians 2:3; in quotations from LXX, Matthew 22:37, Mark 12:30, Luke 10:27, Hebrews 8:10; 10:16 (Cremer, 79, 438).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as διάνοια:
- הוּתha.tat“to plot”25%
- לֵבָבle.vav“heart”25%
- לֵבlev“heart”17%
- יְתֵתye.tet“Jetheth”8%
- טַרְפְּלָיֵאtar.pe.lay“officials”8%
- מַחֲשָׁבָהma.cha.sha.vah“plot”8%
- רַבrav“many”8%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
12 total
- Matthew 22:37διανοίᾳ · mindJesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
- Mark 12:30διανοίας · mindLove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
- Luke 1:51διανοίᾳ · in [the] thoughtsHe has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
- Luke 10:27διανοίᾳ · mindHe answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
- Ephesians 2:3διανοιῶν · thoughtsAll of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
- Ephesians 4:18διανοίᾳ · understandingThey are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
- Colossians 1:21διανοίᾳ · your mindsOnce you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
- Hebrews 8:10διάνοιαν · mindsFor this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Hebrews 10:16διάνοιαν · minds“This is the covenant I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their hearts and inscribe them on their minds.”
- 1 Peter 1:13διανοίας · minds {for action}Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- 2 Peter 3:1διάνοιαν · thinkingBeloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
- 1 John 5:20διάνοιαν · understandingAnd we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.