ΝΟΟΣ, νοος
NOOS, noos
Sounds Like: NOH-os
Translations: mind, a mind, understanding, a faculty of understanding, intellect, a way of thinking, thought, a thought, reason, a reason
From the root: ΝΟΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: Νοῦς (noos) refers to the mind, intellect, or understanding. It encompasses the faculty of perception and comprehension, as well as the thoughts, intentions, and moral disposition of a person. It can be used to describe the rational part of the soul, the seat of thought and feeling, or a particular way of thinking or mindset.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3563 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 9:10
Codex Sinaiticus
- 4 Maccabees — 1:35
- Romans — 7:23, 12:2
- Ephesians — 4:17, 4:23
- Colossians — 2:18
- 2 Thessalonians — 2:2
- Shepherd of Hermas — 94:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 4 Maccabees — 1:35
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 17:2
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΝΟΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΝΟΙΣ — minds, understandings, intellects, thoughts, purposes
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