Greek - English Dictionary
G3563 - Understanding
| Strong's No.: | G3563 |
| Greek: | νοῦς |
| Transliteration: | nous |
| Phonetic: | nooce |
| Word Origin: | Probably from the base of G1097 |
| Bible Usage: | mind understanding. Compare G5590 . |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Masculine |
| Strongs Definition: | the intellect that is mind (divine or human; in thought feeling or will); by implication meaning |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. the mind, comprising alike the faculties of perceiving and understanding and those of feeling, judging, determining a. the intellectual faculty, the understanding b. reason in the narrower sense, as the capacity for spiritual truth, the higher powers of the soul, the faculty of perceiving divine things, of recognising goodness and of hating evil c. the power of considering and judging soberly, calmly and impartially 2. a particular mode of thinking and judging, i.e thoughts, feelings, purposes, desires |
| Bible References:
Understanding |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
mind ( 15 )
minds ( 2 )
understanding ( 7 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.