Strong’s G3563 · Greek

νοῦς
noûs

Definition

the intellect, i.e. mind (divine or human; in thought, feeling, or will); by implication, meaning

Etymology

probably from the base of G1097 (γινώσκω);

Where the KJV renders it

  • mind
  • understanding

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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