Matthew 22:37:25Matt.22.37.W25TAB
διανοίᾳ
dianoiai
“mind”
- Transliteration
- di-a-NOI-ai
- Extended
- di-a-NOI-ai
- IPA
- /di.aˈnoi.ai̯/
Meaning by language
- English
- mind
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
di-a-NOI-ai
- clause
a-ga-PÊ-seis KY-ree-on TON the-ON soo en HO-lêi TÊI kar-DI-ai soo KAI en HO-lêi TÊI psy-KHÊI soo KAI en HO-lêi TÊI di-a-NOI-ai soo
- sentence
HO DE E-phê au-TOI a-ga-PÊ-seis KY-ree-on TON the-ON soo en HO-lêi TÊI kar-DI-ai soo KAI en HO-lêi TÊI psy-KHÊI soo KAI en HO-lêi TÊI di-a-NOI-ai soo
Exegesis
This is followed by three parallel prepositional phrases: en holē tē kardia sou, kai en holē tē psychē sou, kai en holē tē dianoia sou {ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ σου, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχῇ σου, καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ διανοίᾳ σου | en hó-lē tê kar-dí-a sou, kaí en hó-lē tê psy-khḗ sou, kaí en hó-lē tê di-a-noí-a sou}. Each uses the preposition en with the adjective holē (“all, whole”), a dative noun, and the possessive sou to express comprehensive involvement of the person. The repeated kai and structurally identical phrases create rhythmic parallelism that mirrors the Shema of Deuteronomy, highlighting total devotion of heart (inner self), soul (life), and mind (understanding). The translations reproduce this with coordinated “with all your ...” phrases to preserve both the parallel structure and the cumulative emphasis.
Root and etymology
dianoiadelta–iota–alpha–nu–omicron–iota–alpha
“mind, understanding, intention”
In context — Matthew 22:37
But He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind .”
About this coordinate
Matthew 22:37:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of Matthew 22:37, so the Greek word διανοίᾳ (dianoiai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.22.37.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.37.W25.S1) and character.