καρδία | Bill Mounce

Vocabulary Form

καρδία, -ας, ἡ

Definition

heart

Erasmian

Modern

Root

καρδια

Frequency

156

2840

Cognates

Cardiology is the study of the heart.

Mnemonic Singing

Lift up your heart,
Life up your voice rejoice again I say rejoice.

Song

Verse

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your καρδία.” (Matt 22:37)

Mnemonics

Cognates

The cardiac muscle is the muscle that makes up your heart.

Notes

Notice how the kappa came over into English as a "c."

Biblical Concordance

Hebrews 3:12	Be careful, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart (kardia \| καρδία \| nom sg fem) that turns away from the living God.
Hebrews 3:15	As it is said, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts (kardias \| καρδίας \| acc pl fem) as you did in the rebellion.”
Hebrews 4:7	God again ordains a certain day — “today” — saying through David, after so long a time, just as it has been said before, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.” (kardias \| καρδίας \| acc pl fem)
Hebrews 4:12	For the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through so as to divide soul from spirit, joints from marrow. It is even able to discern the thoughts and deliberations of the heart (kardias \| καρδίας \| gen sg fem).
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 and I will inscribe them on their hearts (kardias \| καρδίας \| acc pl fem). 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 (kardias \| καρδίας \| acc pl fem) and I will inscribe them on their minds,”
Hebrews 10:22	let us continue to draw near with a sincere heart (kardias \| καρδίας \| gen sg fem) in full assurance of faith, since our hearts (kardias \| καρδίας \| acc pl fem) have been sprinkled clean from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with clean water.
Hebrews 13:9	Do not be swept off your feet by all sorts of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart (kardian \| καρδίαν \| acc sg fem) to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, with which their adherents are not benefited.
James 1:26	If someone thinks that he is religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart (kardian \| καρδίαν \| acc sg fem), this person’s religion is worthless.
James 3:14	But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart (kardia \| καρδίᾳ \| dat sg fem), do not be arrogant and tell lies against the truth.
James 4:8	Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts (kardias \| καρδίας \| acc pl fem), you double-minded.
James 5:5	You have lived on the earth in self-indulgence and luxury. You have fattened your hearts (kardias \| καρδίας \| acc pl fem) for a day of slaughter.
James 5:8	You too must be patient; strengthen your hearts (kardias \| καρδίας \| acc pl fem), for the coming of the Lord is near.
1 Peter 1:22	Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that there is a sincere love for other believers, love one another fervently from a pure heart (kardias \| καρδίας \| gen sg fem),
1 Peter 3:4	but let it be the inner person of the heart (kardias \| καρδίας \| gen sg fem), the unfading beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which in the sight of God is precious.
1 Peter 3:15	but in your hearts (kardiais \| καρδίαις \| dat pl fem) set apart Christ as Lord, being ready at all times to make a defense to all who ask you for a word concerning the hope that is in you.
2 Peter 1:19	Moreover, we hold the prophetic word to be reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it as you would to a lamp shining in a gloomy place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts (kardiais \| καρδίαις \| dat pl fem).
2 Peter 2:14	They have eyes full of adultery that do not stop sinning. They seduce unstable souls and have hearts (kardian \| καρδίαν \| acc sg fem) well trained in greed. Accursed brood!
1 John 3:19	And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will set our conscience (kardian \| καρδίαν \| acc sg fem) at rest in his presence,
1 John 3:20	that if our conscience (kardia \| καρδία \| nom sg fem) condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience (kardias \| καρδίας \| gen sg fem) and knows all things.
1 John 3:21	Dear friends, if our conscience (kardia \| καρδία \| nom sg fem) does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of God,
Revelation 2:23	I will kill her children with a fatal disease. Then all the churches will understand that I am the one who searches minds and hearts (kardias \| καρδίας \| acc pl fem); and I will give to each of you according to your works.
Revelation 17:17	for God has put it into their hearts (kardias \| καρδίας \| acc pl fem) to carry out his purpose by agreeing together to turn over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
Revelation 18:7	As she exalted herself and lived in luxury, give her an equal measure of torment and mourning; because in her heart (kardia \| καρδίᾳ \| dat sg fem) she said, ‘I sit as a queen, I am no widow, and mourning I will never see.’