Heart
καρδίαStrong’s G2588kardia
Appears in 153 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kardia is the Greek word usually translated “heart”, “hearts” and “mind”. It appears in 153 verses of the New Testament.
“Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.”
Meaning
Usually translated “heart”, “hearts” and “mind”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- heart 88
- hearts 51
- of heart 10
- a heart 4
- in heart 3
- the heart 1
- of his heart 1
- mind 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 22
- Acts 20
- Matthew 16
- Romans 15
- Mark 12
- 2 Corinthians 11
22 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 3:5In contextAnd the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
- 1 Timothy 1:5In contextNow the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
- 2 Peter 1:19In contextWe have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
- 2 Peter 2:14In contextHaving eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
- Matthew 5:8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
- Matthew 5:28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
All 153 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
καρδία kardia · heart
καρδία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for לֵבָב ,לֵב ;] the heart, 1. the bodily organ which is regarded as the seat of life ( 2Ki.18:14, 4Ki.9:24, al.). 2. In a psychological sense, the seat of man's collective energies, the focus of personal life, the seat of the rational as well as the emotional and volitional elements in human life, hence that wherein lies the moral and religious condition of the man (DB, ii, 317f.; DGG, ii, 344a); (a) of the seat of physical life ( Jdg.19:5, Psa.101 (102):5 103 (104):15): Act.14:17, Jas.5:5; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “heart” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HEART, noun
[Latin cor, cordis, and allied to Eng.core, or named from motion, pulsation.]
- A muscular viscus, which is the primary organ of the blood's motion in an animal body, situated in the thorax.
- The inner part of any thing; the middle part or interior; as the heart of a country, kingdom or empire; the heart of a town; the heart of a tree.
- The chief part; the vital part; the vigorous or efficacious part.
- The seat of the affections and passions, as of love, joy, grief, enmity, courage, pleasure etc.
All definitions and other forms of “heart”
- By a metonymy, heart is used for an affection or passion, and particularly for love.“The king's heart was towards Absalom” 2 Samuel 14:1
- The seat of the understanding; as an understanding heart
- The seat of the will; hence, secret purposes, intentions or designs.“The heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil” Ecclesiastes 8:11
- Person; character; used with respect to courage or kindess.
- Courage; spirit; as, to take heart; to give heart; to recover heart
- Secret thoughts; recesses of the mind.“Michal saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart” 2 Samuel 6:16
- Disposition of mind.
- Secret meaning; real intention.
- Conscience, or sense of good or ill.
- Strength; power of producing; vigor; fertility.
- The utmost degree.
HE'ART, verb intransitive
To encourage. [Not much used.]
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.