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GreekG2588Noun (Feminine)

καρδία

kardia

153Occurrences
G2588Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle

prolonged from a primary (Latin cor, "heart");

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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
(a)of the seat of physical life (
(b)of the seat of spiritual life
3.Of the central or innermost part of anything (of the pith of wood, Arist.)
LXX: chiefly for לֵבָב,לֵב

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

καρδία appears 153 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
22
Acts
20
Matthew
16
Romans
15
Mark
12
2 Corinthians
11
Hebrews
10
Ephesians
6

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 14:25BSB

and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

Acts 11:23BSB

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

Ephesians 6:22BSB

I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.

Luke 2:19BSB

But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Matthew 9:4BSB

But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.