καρδία
kardiaNoun (Feminine)G2588
heart
From: prolonged from a primary (Latin cor, "heart");
Short Definition
the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle
Full Lexicon Entry
the heart
1.the bodily organ which is regarded as the seat of life (
2.In a psychological sense, the seat of man's collective energies, the focus of personal life, the seat of the rational as well as the emotional and volitional elements in human life, hence that wherein lies the moral and religious condition of the man
aof the seat of physical life (
bof the seat of spiritual life
3.Of the central or innermost part of anything (of the pith of wood, Arist.)
LXX Usage: chiefly for לֵבָב,לֵב
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
153 timesAppears 153 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
22
Acts
20
Matthew
16
Romans
15
Mark
12
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 14:25
- Acts 11:23
- Ephesians 6:22
- Luke 2:19
- Matthew 9:4
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