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ἐπίνοια

epínoia · G1963 · Greek · 1 occurrence

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Meanings

  1. intention, purpose

    That which is intended or purposed as the result of thinking

    Examples

    Acts 8:22 “Therefore, repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart will be forgiven you.

How it’s used In 2 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What it doesIt is the subject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 2 words
βούλημα boúlēma · G1013 · desire, want, will
Both denote purpose or intention; βούλημα emphasizes the deliberate will or resolved purpose, while ἐπίνοια focuses more on the mental conception or thought underlying purpose.
πρόθεσις próthesis · G4286 · plan, proposal, purpose
Both denote purpose or intention; πρόθεσις emphasizes the settled plan or proposal set before oneself, while ἐπίνοια focuses on the mental conception or thought that forms purpose.
In the other Testament 1 word
מַחֲשָׁבָה machăshâbâh · H4284 · plan, plot, scheme
Both denote mental intention or purpose; מַחֲשָׁבָה is the standard Hebrew term for thought/purpose that translators could naturally use to render ἐπίνοια in contexts emphasizing deliberate mental intention.
Semantic domains 1 entry
Intention, purpose30.66
Peter tells Simon the sorcerer in Acts 8:22, “repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you,” ἐπίνοια naming the underlying purpose or motive behind his sinful request.
Word family 25 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

νοῦς noûs · G3563 · mind, way of thinking, disposition · 24×μετανοέω metanoéō · G3340 · to repent, to change one’s way, repentance · 34×ἀγνοέω agnoéō · G50 · to not know, to be unaware of, to be ignorant of · 22×μετάνοια metánoia · G3341 · to repent, to change one’s way, repentance · 22×κατανοέω katanoéō · G2657 · to think about very carefully, to consider closely, to consider carefully · 14×νοέω noéō · G3539 · to perceive, to gain insight into, to understand · 14×διάνοια diánoia · G1271 · mind, way of thinking, disposition · 12×νουθετέω nouthetéō · G3560 · to instruct, to teach, instruction · 8×ἀνόητος anóētos · G453 · foolish, stupid, without understanding · 6×νόημα nóēma · G3540 · mind, thought, what is thought · 6×ἄγνοια ágnoia · G52 · to not know, to be unaware of, to be ignorant of · 4×νουθεσία nouthesía · G3559 · to instruct, to teach, instruction · 3×προνοέω pronoéō · G4306 · to give attention beforehand, to have in mind to do, foresight · 3×ὑπονοέω hyponoéō · G5282 · to imagine, to conjecture, to suspect · 3×ἄνοια ánoia · G454 · to lack understanding, absence of understanding, extreme fury · 2×ἔννοια énnoia · G1771 · way of thinking, disposition, manner of thought · 2×πρόνοια prónoia · G4307 · to give attention beforehand, to have in mind to do, foresight · 2×ἀγνόημα agnóēma · G51 · to sin through ignorance, to sin without knowing that one has sinned · 1×ἀμετανόητος ametanóētos · G279 · unrepentant, not turning to God, refusing to turn to God · 1×διανόημα dianóēma · G1270 · thought, what is thought, opinion · 1×ἐπίνοιαepínoia · G1963εὐνοέω eunoéō · G2132 · to consider how to solve, to agree to, to agree with · 1×εὔνοια eúnoia · G2133 · zeal, eagerness, wholeheartedness · 1×νουνεχῶς nounechōs · G3562 · with understanding, wisely · 1×ὑπόνοια hypónoia · G5283 · to imagine, to conjecture, to suspect · 1×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐπινοίας, ἡ (ἐπινοέω to think on, devise), thought, purpose: Acts 8:22. (Jer 20:10; Wis.…
ἐπινοίας, ἡ (ἐπινοέω to think on, devise), thought, purpose: Acts 8:22. (Jer 20:10; Wis. 6:17, etc.; often in Greek writings from Sophocles and Thucydides down.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry
To Intend, To Purpose, To Plan1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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