noun · feminine
dianoias
Greekδιάνοια (dianoia)
Strong’sG1271
understanding, intellect, mind
stem dianoi-12 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
διάνοια, -ας, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for לֵב, לֵבָב;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1271 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | dianoias | dianoiais |
| object accusative | dianoian4×διάνοιαν | dianoiain |
| direct address vocative | dianoiar | dianoiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | dianoiau2×διανοίας | dianoiaiu1×διανοιῶν |
| to, for dative | dianoia5×διανοίᾳ | dianoiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
dianoia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
dianoian“minds”objectaccusative singular4×
Hebrews 8:10“minds”hoti houtas tas diathēkas han diatithemi to oiko Israēl meta tain hēmerain ekeinain, legatō kurios, dōarōtos nomoin mu eis tan dianoian autoiu, kai epi kardiain autoiu epigrafami autoin, kai emi autoi eis theon kai autois eli mi eis laon.For 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 10:16“minds”Houtas tas diathēkas han diatithemi pros autoin meta tain hēmerain ekeinain, legatō kurios, dōarōtos nomoin mu epi kardiain autoiu, kai epi tan dianoian autoiu epigrafami autoin,“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.”
2 Peter 3:1“mind”Houtan ēdē, agapētoir, deuteran vi grafamō epistolan, en hai diegeiramō vu en hupomnēsia tan eilikrinan dianoian,Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
1 John 5:20“understanding”oidanē de hoti tos huios tou theou hēkatō, kai dōatē ni dianoian hina gnōskaneiō ton alēthinon; kai anō en to alēthino, en to huio autou Iēso Christo. houtos atō tos alēthinos theos kai zōas aiōnias.And 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.
dianoiau“mind”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Mark 12:30“mind”kai agapasi kurion ton theon su ek holau tau kardiau su kai ek holau tau psuchau su kai ek holau tau dianoiau su kai ek holau tau ischuau su.Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
1 Peter 1:13“minds”Dio anazōneratois tain osfuain tau dianoiau vu, nēfarōtois teleiōs, elpizavar epi tan ferirōtan vi charian en apokalupsia Iēsu Christou.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.
dianoia“mind”to, fordative singular5×
Matthew 22:37“mind”tos de fēate auto; Agapasi kurion ton theon su en hola ta kardia su kai en hola ta psucha su kai en hola ta dianoia su;Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Luke 1:51“thoughts”Poiata kratem en brachiōno autou, diaskorpizata huperēfanoin dianoia kardiau autoiu;He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
Luke 10:27“mind”tos de apokriniratos legata; Agapasi kurion ton theon su ek holau tau kardiau su kai en hola ta psucha su kai en hola ta ischua su kai en hola ta dianoia su, kai ton plēsion su hōs siauton.He 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 4:18“understanding”skotirētois ta dianoia arōtois, apallotriirētois tau zōau tou theou, dia tan agnoian tan arōtan en autei, dia tan pōrōsian tau kardiau auteiu,They 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 1:21“mind”kai vin pote arōtoin apallotriirētoin kai echthroin ta dianoia en tei ergei tei ponēreiOnce you were alienated from God and were hostile in your minds, engaging in evil deeds.
dianoiaiu“mind”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Ephesians 2:3“mind”en hoi kai nis pantois anastrefina pote en tai epithumiai tau sarxau nu, poiarōtois teim thelēmeim tau sarxau kai taiu dianoiaiu, kai ene tekneim fusia orgau hōs kai tois loipois;All 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.