Strong G1771ἔννοια
thought/purpose
- Transliteration
- ennoia
- Pronunciation
- en'-noy-ah
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Detailed definition
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)
(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)
In the Bible
Strong G1771 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- intent1
- mind1
First verses
- Hebrews 4:12For 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.
- 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;
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἔννοια, ἡ,
(νοῦς) act of thinking, reflection, cogitation (συντονία διανοίας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Definitiones” 414a); ἄξιον ἐννοίας [prev. author] “Lg.” 657a, +others)]
2 notion, conception, χρόνου ἔννοια [Refs ([prev. author] “Ti.” 47a; ἐν ταῖς περὶ τὸ ὂν.. ἐννοίαις [prev. author] “Phlb.” 59d)]; ἔ. λαβεῖν to form an idea, opposed to αἴσθησιν λαβεῖν, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phd.” 73c; τοῦ καλοῦ ἔ. ἔχειν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1179b15; ἐννοίας χάριν λέγειν [prev. author] “Metaphorical” 1073b12)]; ἔννοιαι, opposed to φαντασίαι, αἰσθήσεις, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “MA” 701b17; κατὰ ἀθρόαν ἔ. 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 1p.23U. (but κατὰ πᾶσαν ἔ. θυμοῦ)] every kind, variety of anger, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ir.” p.90 W.); δοξαστικαὶ ἔ. 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Sententiae” 24; εἰς ἔ. ἔρχεσθαί τινος 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.57.4; εἰς ἔ. τινὸς ἄγειν τινά [prev. work] 49.10)]; ἡ κοινὴ ἔ. the common notion, [Refs ([prev. author] 10.27.8)]; κοιναὶ ἔ. axioms, heading in [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra)]; general ideas, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.154, etc.)]; ψιλὴ ἔ. mere, i.e. vague, notion, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Simplicius Philosophus “in Aristotelis Physica commentaria - Comm. in Arist. Graeca” 18.1.)]
3 intent, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 1026)]; ἔννοιαν λαβεῖν form a design, [Refs ([prev. author] “Hipp.” 1027)]; intention of a testator, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 1.13; ἔ. ἔχειν περί τι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 769e)]; ἔ. ἐμποιεῖν put an idea into one's head, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.150; ἔ. ἐμπίπτει τινί 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 3.1.13.)]
4 good sense, better judgement, παρὰ τὴν ἔννοιαν [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1077d.)]
II sense of a word, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 69.21.)]
III Rhet., thought, opposed to diction (λέξις), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ ἰδεῶν” 2.4, compare “Prog.” 6.)]
(νοῦς) act of thinking, reflection, cogitation (συντονία διανοίας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Definitiones” 414a); ἄξιον ἐννοίας [prev. author] “Lg.” 657a, +others)]
2 notion, conception, χρόνου ἔννοια [Refs ([prev. author] “Ti.” 47a; ἐν ταῖς περὶ τὸ ὂν.. ἐννοίαις [prev. author] “Phlb.” 59d)]; ἔ. λαβεῖν to form an idea, opposed to αἴσθησιν λαβεῖν, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phd.” 73c; τοῦ καλοῦ ἔ. ἔχειν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1179b15; ἐννοίας χάριν λέγειν [prev. author] “Metaphorical” 1073b12)]; ἔννοιαι, opposed to φαντασίαι, αἰσθήσεις, [Refs 4th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “MA” 701b17; κατὰ ἀθρόαν ἔ. 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Epistulae” 1p.23U. (but κατὰ πᾶσαν ἔ. θυμοῦ)] every kind, variety of anger, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Gadarensis Epigrammaticus “Ir.” p.90 W.); δοξαστικαὶ ἔ. 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Sententiae” 24; εἰς ἔ. ἔρχεσθαί τινος 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 1.57.4; εἰς ἔ. τινὸς ἄγειν τινά [prev. work] 49.10)]; ἡ κοινὴ ἔ. the common notion, [Refs ([prev. author] 10.27.8)]; κοιναὶ ἔ. axioms, heading in [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Euclides Geometra)]; general ideas, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Chrysippus Stoicus 2.154, etc.)]; ψιλὴ ἔ. mere, i.e. vague, notion, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Simplicius Philosophus “in Aristotelis Physica commentaria - Comm. in Arist. Graeca” 18.1.)]
3 intent, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 1026)]; ἔννοιαν λαβεῖν form a design, [Refs ([prev. author] “Hipp.” 1027)]; intention of a testator, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 1.13; ἔ. ἔχειν περί τι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 769e)]; ἔ. ἐμποιεῖν put an idea into one's head, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 5.150; ἔ. ἐμπίπτει τινί 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 3.1.13.)]
4 good sense, better judgement, παρὰ τὴν ἔννοιαν [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.1077d.)]
II sense of a word, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 69.21.)]
III Rhet., thought, opposed to diction (λέξις), [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Hermogenes Rhetor “περὶ ἰδεῶν” 2.4, compare “Prog.” 6.)]