Lexical Definition
διάνοια diánoia (dee-an'-oy-ah) mind G:N-F
from διά and νοῦς
imagination, mind, understanding.
- deep thought, properly, the faculty (mind or its disposition), by implication, its exercise
Abbott-Smith
διάνοια, -ας, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for לֵב, לֵבָב ;]
the understanding, mind: Lk 1:51, Eph 4:18, Col 1:21, I Pe 1:13, II Pe 3:1, I Jo 5:20; pl., Eph 2:3; in quotations from LXX, Mt 22:37, Mk 12:30, Lk 10:27, He 8:10 10:16 (Cremer, 79, 438).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 22:37 |
| Mark | 12:30 |
| Luke | 1:51 · 10:27 |
| Ephesians | 2:3 · 4:18 |
| Colossians | 1:21 |
| Hebrews | 8:10 · 10:16 |
| 1 Peter | 1:13 |
| 2 Peter | 3:1 |
| 1 John | 5:20 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
διάνοια, ἡ,
Aeolic dialect διανοιΐα [Refs 7th c.BC+], poetry also διανοίᾱ accusative to [Refs]:— thought, i.e. intention, purpose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τῇ διανοίᾳ in the spirit of his action, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐξ ὅλης τῆς δ. with all one's heart, [NT+2nd c.AD+]
__2 thought, notion, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II process of thinking, thought, ὁ ἐντὸς τῆς ψυχῆς πρὸς αὑτὴν διάλογος.. ἐπωνομάσθη δ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially discursive thought, opposed to νόησις, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__III thinking faculty, intelligence, understanding, ὡς μεταξύ τι δόξης τε καὶ νοῦ τὴν δ. οὖσαν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to σῶμα, [LXX+4th c.BC+]
__IV thought expressed, meaning of a word or passage, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so δ., opposed to ῥητόν, spirit, opposed to letter, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__V intellectual capacity revealed in speech or action by the characters in drama, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Col.1.21 ☩ LXX.Deut.28.28