διάνοια
Alt. διάνοια, ης, ἡ,
Etym. from διανοέομαι
Gram. n dianoi a_hs fem
I. "a thought, intention, purpose", Hdt., attic; διάνοιαν ἔχειν ῀ διανοεῖσθαι, c. inf., Thuc.
2. "a thought, notion, opinion", Lat. cogitatum, Hdt., Plat.
II. "intelligence, understanding", id=Plat.
III. "the thought or meaning of" a word or passage, id=Plat.; τῇ διανοίᾳ as "regards the sense", Dem.