Reasoning
διαλογισμόςStrong’s G1261dialogismos
Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dialogismos is the Greek word usually translated “thoughts”, “reasonings” and “argument”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.
“I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.”
Meaning
Usually translated “thoughts”, “reasonings” and “argument”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- thoughts 5
- reasonings 1
- an argument 1
- reasoning 1
- doubts 1
- thinking 1
- on reasonings 1
- disputings 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 6
- Romans 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Philippians 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 15:19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
- Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
- Luke 2:35(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
- Luke 5:22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?
- Luke 6:8But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
- Luke 9:46Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.
Greek dictionary
διαλογισμός dialogismos · reasoning
δια-λογισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (διαλογίζομαι) [in LXX chiefly for מַחֲשָׁבָה ;] a thought, reasoning, inward questioning: Mat.15:19, Mrk.7:21, Luk.2:35 5:22 6:8 9:46, 47 24:38, Rom.1:21 14:1, 1Co.3:20" (LXX), Php.2:14; κριταὶ δ. πονηρῶν, genitive of qual. (cf. Pro.12:5), Jas.2:4; χωρὶς ὀργῆς καὶ δ. (where perh. δ., like מְזִמָּה, in Ps 138(139):20, al., implies evil intention), 1Ti.2:8 (see Hort, in l.; cf. Cremer, 400).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “reasoning” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RE'ASONING, participle present
tense arguing; deducing inferences from premises; debating; discussing.
All definitions and other forms of “reasoning”
RE'ASONING, noun
The act or process of exercising the faculty of reason; that act or operation of the mind by which new or unknown propositions are deduced from previous ones which are known and evident, or which are admitted or supposed for the sake of argument; argumentation; ratiocination; as fair reasoning; false reasoning; absurd reasoning; strong or weak reasoning The reasonings of the advocate appeared to the court conclusive.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.