Dictionary entry

G01271

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

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.