Bill Mounce

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διάνοια

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
διάνοια, -ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
dianoia
Simplified transliteration: 
dianoia
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1271
GK Number: 
1379
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
12
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
mind, thinking, understanding; this is a part of the inner person that thinks and processes information into understanding, including the making of choices, the seat of which is the heart
Definition: 
pr. thought, intention; the mind, intellect, understanding, Mt. 22:37; Mk. 12:30; Lk. 10:27; an operation of the understanding, thought, imagination, Lk. 1:51; insight, comprehension, 1 Jn. 5:20; mode of thinking and feeling, disposition of mind and heart, the affection, Eph. 2:3; Col. 1:21

Greek-English Concordance for διάνοια

Matthew 22:37 And he said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ (dianoia | διανοίᾳ | dat sg fem)
Mark 12:30 and you shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole life, and with your whole mind (dianoias | διανοίας | gen sg fem), and with your whole strength.’
Luke 1:51 “He has displayed might with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts (dianoia | διανοίᾳ | dat sg fem) of their hearts.
Luke 10:27 In answer he said, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your life, and with all your strength, and with all your mind (dianoia | διανοίᾳ | dat sg fem), and your neighbor as yourself.”
Ephesians 2:3 Among them we also once lived in the passions of our flesh, gratifying the desires and impulses (dianoiōn | διανοιῶν | gen pl fem) of the flesh, and were by nature children of wrath, just like everyone else.
Ephesians 4:18 being darkened in their understanding (dianoia | διανοίᾳ | dat sg fem), separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
Colossians 1:21 And you who were at one time who were alienated and hostile in mind (dianoia | διανοίᾳ | dat sg fem), doing evil deeds,
Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds (dianoian | διάνοιαν | acc sg fem) and I will inscribe them on their hearts. I will be their God and they will be my people.
Hebrews 10:16 “This is the covenant that I will establish with them after those days, declares the Lord; I will put my laws in their hearts and I will inscribe them on their minds,” (dianoian | διάνοιαν | acc sg fem)
1 Peter 1:13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind (dianoias | διανοίας | gen sg fem), be sober-minded, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 3:1 This, dear friends, is now the second letter I have written to you (in both of them I have been trying to arouse your pure minds (dianoian | διάνοιαν | acc sg fem) with a reminder)
1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us discernment (dianoian | διάνοιαν | acc sg fem) so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.