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Mind

νοῦςStrong’s G3563

nous

Appears in 22 verses of the New Testament

In short

Nous is the Greek word usually translated “mind” and “understanding”. It appears in 22 verses of the New Testament.

“That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.”
2 Thessalonians 2:2 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • mind 18
  • understanding 2
  • in mind 2
  • the mind 1
  • with mind 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Romans 6
  • 1 Corinthians 5
  • Ephesians 2
  • Revelation 2
  • Luke 1
  • Philippians 1

11 books in all.

Related words
Explore in Scripture
All 22 verses, by book
Luke 1
24:45
Ephesians 2
4:174:23
Philippians 1
4:7
Colossians 1
2:18
2 Thessalonians 1
2:2
1 Timothy 1
6:5
2 Timothy 1
3:8
Titus 1
1:15
Revelation 2
13:1817:9
Greek dictionary

νοῦς nous · mind

νοῦς (contr. from νόος), ὁ, genitive, dative, νοός, νοΐ (late forms, = cl., νοῦ, νῷ; Bl., § 9, 3), accusative, νοῦν, [in LXX chiefly for לֵב, לֵבָב ;] 1. prop., of the ruling faculty, mind, understanding, reason (see Lft., Notes, 88 f.; Vaughan on Rom.7:23): Luk.24:45, Rom.1:28 7:23 12:2 14:5, Eph.4:17, 23 Php.4:7, 2Th.2:2, 1Ti.6:5, 2Ti.3:8, Tit.1:15, Rev.13:18 17:9; ν. τ. σαρκός (ICC, in l), Col.2:18; opposite to σάρξ, Rom.7:25; to πνεῦμα, 1Co.14:14-15; to γλῶσσα, 1Co.14:19 2. By meton., of an act of mind, a mind, thought, purpose: Rom.11:34 = 1Co.2:16" (LXX), 1Co.1:10.† νόος, see: νοῦς …

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

MIND, noun

[Latin reminiscor; Latin mens; Gr. memory, mention, to remember, mind ardor of mind vehemence; anger. mind signifies properly intention, a reaching or inclining forward to an object, from the primary sense of extending, stretching or inclining, or advancing eagerly, pushing or setting forward, whence the Greek sense of the word, in analogy with the Teutonic mod, moed, muth, mind courage, spirit, mettle. So Latin animus, animosus.]

  1. Intention; purpose; design.“The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination; how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind” Proverbs 21:27
  2. Inclination; will; desire; a sense much used, but expressing less than settled purpose; as in the common phrases, 'I wish to know your mind; ' 'let me know your mind; ' 'he had a mind to go; ' 'he has a partner to his mind '
  3. Opinion; as, to express one's mind We are of one mind
  4. Memory; remembrance; as, to put one in mind; to call to mind; the fact is out of my mind; time out of mind From the operations of the intellect in man, this word came to signify.
All definitions and other forms of “mind”
  1. The intellectual or intelligent power in man; the understanding; the power that conceives, judges or reasons.
  2. The heart or seat of affection.“Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah” Genesis 26:35
  3. The will and affection; as readiness of mind Acts 17:11
  4. The implanted principle of grace. Romans 7:23

MIND, verb transitive

To attend to; to fix the thoughts on; to regard with attention.

  1. “MIND not high things” Romans 12:16
  2. To attend to or regard with submission; to obey.
  3. To put in mind; to remind.
  4. To intend; to mean.

MIND, verb intransitive

To be inclined or disposed to incline.

    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.