Word Study · Strong's G1271 · Greek
διάνοια
dianoia
dee-an'-oy-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: diánoia
“deep thought, properly, the faculty (mind or its disposition), by implication, its exercise”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
deep thought, properly, the faculty (mind or its disposition), by implication, its exercise
Rendered in the KJV as
imagination, mind, understanding.
- 12occurrencesin the New Testament
- 9 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- διανοίᾳ5
- διάνοιαν4
- διανοίας2
- διανοιῶν1
How it is rendered · 5
- mind7
- understanding2
- in [the] thought1
- in mind1
- thoughts1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular5
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-DSF · 5
- N-ASF · 4
- N-GSF · 2
- N-GPF · 1
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Luke carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 1:51διανοίᾳdianoianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularHe has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.here: in [the] thought
- Luke 10:27διανοίᾳdianoianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularHe 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.’”here: mind
Ephesians2 occurrences
- Ephesians 2:3διανοιῶνdianoiōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluralAll 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.here: thoughts
- Ephesians 4:18διανοίᾳdianoianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThey 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.here: understanding
Colossians1 occurrence
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 8:10διάνοιανdianoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor 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.here: mind
- Hebrews 10:16διάνοιανdianoiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“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.”here: mind