Greek

Thought/purpose

ἔννοιαStrong’s G1771

ennoia

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Ennoia is the Greek word usually translated “intentions” and “mind”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”

Hebrews 4:12 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “intentions” and “mind”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

intentions 1
mind 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Hebrews 1
1 Peter 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

1 Peter 4:1Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

Greek dictionary

ἔννοια ennoia · thought/purpose

ἔννοια, -ας, ἡ (νοῦς), [in LXX: Pro.1:4 2:11 3:21 4:1 5:2 8:12 16:22 18:15 19:7 23:4, 19 24:7 (מְזִמָּה, etc.), Wis.2:14, Da TH Sus 1:28* ;] 1. thinking, consideration. 2. a thought, purpose, design: Heb.4:12, 1Pe.4:1.† SYN.: ἐνθῦμησις, which see (Cremer, 439) (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “intention” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

INTEN'TION, noun

[Latin intentio. See Intend.]

Primarily, a stretching or bending of the mind towards an object; hence, uncommon exertion of the intellectual faculties; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
Design; purpose; the fixed direction of the mind to a particular object, or a determination to act in a particular manner.
End or aim; the object to be accomplished.
The state of being strained. [See Intension.]

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.