ἔννοια

ennoia · intention, thought

Greek word · Strong’s number G1771 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

ennoia (ἔννοια) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “intention, thought”.

Thought, intention: an inner purpose.

How to say it

en·noi·a

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. What one purposes deep in the heart.
  2. The attitude of mind with which one arms oneself.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • intentions ×1
  • way of thinking ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Hebrews 4:12

    For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

  • 1 Peter 4:1

    Since the Messiah then suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,