# G1271 --- ## Gary's Lexicon ### Definition - mind ### Part of Speech - Noun ### Word Studies - [[Mind_G1271_Study]] --- ## Strong's Lexicon ### Root Transliteration (Phonetic Spelling) - dianoia (dee-an'-oy-ah) ### Part of Speech - Noun ### Definition - Mind, understanding, thought, intention ### Meaning - understanding, intellect, mind, insight ### Usage - The Greek word "dianoia" refers to the mind or intellect, encompassing the faculties of understanding, reasoning, and thought. It is often used to describe the inner workings of the mind, including intentions, purposes, and the capacity for moral reasoning. In the New Testament, "dianoia" is frequently associated with the transformation and renewal of the mind in the context of spiritual growth and understanding God's will. ### Cultural and Historical Background - In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of the mind was central to philosophical discussions about human nature, ethics, and the pursuit of knowledge. The mind was seen as the seat of rational thought and moral decision-making. In Jewish thought, the mind was also significant, often linked with the heart as the center of one's being and moral life. The New Testament writers, influenced by both Jewish and Hellenistic thought, emphasized the importance of the mind in understanding and living out the Christian faith. ### Word Origin - From διά (dia, meaning "through" or "thoroughly") and νοῦς (nous, meaning "mind" or "intellect") ### Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Words - [[H3820]] (לֵב, leb): Heart, mind - [[H3824]] (לֵבָב, lebab): Heart, inner man, mind --- ## NASB Concordance ### Definition - the mind, disposition, thought ### Word Origin - from dia ([[G1223]]) and noeó ([[G3539]]) ### NASB Translation - mind (7), minds (2) - understanding (2) - thoughts (1) --- ## Helps Word Studies - [[G1271]] diánoia (from [[G1223]] /diá, "thoroughly, from side-to-side," which intensifies [[G3539]] /noiéō, "to use the mind," from [[G3563]] /noús, "mind") – properly, movement from one side (of an issue) to the other to reach balanced-conclusions; full-orbed reasoning (= critical thinking), i.e. dialectical thinking that literally reaches "across to the other side" (of a matter). - [[G1271]] /diánoia ("critical thinking"), literally "thorough reasoning," incorporates both sides of a matter to reach a meaningful (personal) conclusion. Such "full-breadth reasoning" is essential to loving ([[G0025]] /agapáō) the Lord and our neighbor (see Mk 12:30). It is also the instrument of self-destruction when exercised without God's light and power (Lk 1:51; Eph 2:3, 4:18; Col 1:21). - [[G1271]] /diánoia (dianoia) is also used of "reasoning and speech between characters in ancient dramas" (LS; cf. Aristotle, Rh 1, 404). But [[G1271]] (diánoia) works to a person's own undoing when it operates apart from the light of God's word (Eph 4:18). --- ## Links, Etc ### Occurrences - 12 ### Occurrences Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/1271.htm ### BibleHub Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/1271.htm --- ## Blue Letter Bible ### Outline - the mind as a faculty of understanding, feeling, desiring - understanding - mind, i.e. spirit, way of thinking and feeling - thoughts, either good or bad ### Blue Letter - Strong's Definition - διάνοια diánoia, dee-an'-oy-ah; from [[G1223]] and [[G3563]]; deep thought, properly, the faculty (mind or its disposition), by implication, its exercise:—imagination, mind, understanding. ### Blue Letter - Vines - Imagination: - strictly, "a thinking over," denotes "the faculty of thinking;" then, "of knowing;" hence, "the understanding," and in general, "the mind," and so, "the faculty of moral reflection;" it is rendered "imagination" in Luk 1:51, "the imagination of their heart" signifying their thoughts and ideas. - See MIND, UNDERSTANDING - Mind (Noun and Verb): - 2.1. lit. "a thinking through, or over, a meditation, reflecting," signifies - 2.1.1. (a) like No. 1, "the faculty of knowing, understanding, or moral reflection," - 2.1.1.1. (1) with an evil significance, a consciousness characterized by a perverted moral impulse, Eph 2:3 (plural); 4:18; - 2.1.1.2. (2) with a good significance, the faculty renewed by the Holy Spirit, Mat 22:37; Mar 12:30; Luk 10:27; Hbr 8:10; 10:16; 1Pe 1:13; 1Jo 5:20; - 2.1.2. (b) "sentiment, disposition" (not as a function but as a product); - 2.1.2.1. (1) in an evil sense, Luk 1:51, "imagination;" Col. 1:21 - 2.1.2.2. (2) in a good sense, 2Pe 3:1. - Understanding: for which see MIND, No. 2, is rendered "understanding" in Eph 4:18; 1Jo 5:20 (in some texts, Eph 1:18, AV, for kardia, "heart," RV). --- ## Revision Dates ### Initial - 2022.01.25 ### Revised - 2024.12.20 - 2025.01.17