νοῦς nous

Greek word for “mind” · Strong’s G3563 · used 24 times in 22 verses

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Meaning

νοῦς; (contr. from νόος), ὁ, genitive, dative, νοός, νοΐ (late forms, = cl., νοῦ, νῷ; Bl., § 9, 3), accusative, νοῦν;

How it is translated

Glosses given for nous in context, with how often each is used:

• mind 22
• understanding 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Corinthians 14 (3), Romans 7 (2), Ephesians 4 (2), Luke 24 (1), Romans 1 (1), Romans 11 (1), Romans 12 (1), Romans 14 (1), 1 Corinthians 1 (1), 1 Corinthians 2 (1)

Forms

• νοῦν 9
• νοὸς 5
• νοῒ 3
• νοῦς 3
• νοΐ 3
• νοός 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with nous more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀδόκιμος adokimos “failing” 2
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 4
• δοκιμάζω dokimazō “to test” 2
• γλῶσσα glōssa “tongue” 2
• σοφία sophia “wisdom” 2
• ὧδε hōde “here” 2
• προσεύχομαι proseuchomai “to pray” 2
• ἀλήθεια alētheia “truth” 2
• σάρξ sarx “flesh” 2
• ἁμαρτία hamartia “sin” 2
• νόμος nomos “law” 2
• καθώς kathōs “as/just as” 2

Key verses

The verses using nous that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 24:45 — Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
• Romans 1:28 — And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
• Romans 7:23 — But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
• Romans 12:2 — And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will…
• 1 Corinthians 1:10 — Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be…
• Ephesians 4:17 — This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
• Philippians 4:7 — And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
• Colossians 2:18 — Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up…
• 2 Thessalonians 2:2 — 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.
• 1 Timothy 6:5 — Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
• 2 Timothy 3:8 — Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
• Titus 1:15 — Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.