διαλογ-ισμός G1261
Thought, reasoning, deliberation; also dispute, argument, or verbal contention between persons.
A noun derived from dialogizomai ('to reckon, reason through'), covering the full range from private inner reasoning to outward verbal dispute. Jesus frequently perceives the dialogismoi of people's hearts -- their hidden doubts, calculations, and hostile reasonings (Luke 5:22; 6:8). Paul warns that human reasonings become futile apart from God (Rom 1:21; 1 Cor 3:20). The word also surfaces in contexts of open quarreling: the disciples' argument about who was greatest (Luke 9:46) and Paul's exhortation to pray 'without arguments' (1 Tim 2:8). German 'Gedanken' and French 'pensée/raisonnement' neatly track the internal sense, while the Spanish oscillation between 'pensamientos' and 'razonamientos' mirrors the spectrum from private thought to reasoned contention.
Senses
1. thought, reasoning, deliberation — Inner thoughts, reasonings, or mental deliberations, including doubts and opinions that may remain unexpressed. Jesus reads the dialogismoi of the Pharisees' hearts (Luke 5:22; 6:8), and Mary is told that a sword will pierce her soul so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed (Luke 2:35). Paul declares that the Lord knows the reasonings of the wise are futile (1 Cor 3:20) and that futile reasoning darkened pagan understanding (Rom 1:21). In Romans 14:1, it appears as 'disputes over opinions,' showing the boundary where private reasoning becomes communal friction. Matt 15:19 and Mark 7:21 place evil dialogismoi among the corruptions flowing from the heart. 10×
AR["-الأَفْكَارِ","أفكارِهِم","أَفكارَ","أَفْكارٌ","أَفْكارَ","أَفْكَارٌ","أَفْكَارُ","بِأفكارٍ"]·ben["চিন্তা","চিন্তাগুলি","চিন্তার","চিন্তাসমূহে","তর্ক","তর্কগুলি","তর্কের।"]·DE["Gedanken","Überlegung"]·EN["doubts","of-opinions","of-thoughts","reasonings","thoughts"]·FR["pensée","raisonnement"]·heb["מַחְשְׁבוֹת","מַחְשָׁבוֹת","מַחֲשָׁבוֹת"]·HI["और","तर्कों-के","विचर","विचार","विचारों","विचारों-के","विचारों-को"]·ID["itu","pikiran","pikiran-pikiran","pikiran-pikiran."]·IT["dialogismōn","pensiero","ragionamento"]·jav["gagasan","mangu-mangu","pangangen-angen.","panggalih","panggalihan.","panggalihanipun","pikiran","saking-pikiran"]·KO["생각들","생각들-의","생각들-이","생각들을","생각들의","생각들이"]·PT["de-opiniões.","de-pensamentos","pensamentos","raciocínios"]·RU["помыслов","помыслы","помышления","помышлениях","рассуждения"]·ES["de-opiniones","de-razonamientos","pensamientos","razonamientos"]·SW["mawazo","wa-mawazo","ya-mawazo."]·TR["düşünceler","düşünceleri","düşüncelerinde","düşüncelerini","düşüncelerinin","kuşkular","o-","tartışmaların"]·urd["اُن-کے","خیال","خیالات","خیالات-پر","خیالوں","خیالوں-کو"]
2. dispute, argument, controversy — An outward dispute, argument, or controversy between persons, often involving verbal contention or competitive rivalry. The disciples' argument about who was greatest (Luke 9:46-47) is the clearest instance, where Jesus perceives 'the dialogismos of their heart' -- an internal ranking that erupted into open debate. Philippians 2:14 urges doing all things 'without grumbling or arguments,' and 1 Timothy 2:8 calls for prayer 'without anger or disputes.' The transition from inner reasoning to interpersonal quarreling reflects the word's etymological connection to dialogue and dialectic exchange. 4×
AR["جِدالٌ","جِدالٍ","جِدالَ","مُجادَلاتٍ"]·ben["তর্ক","তর্কের","বিতর্কের।"]·DE["Gedanken","Überlegung"]·EN["an-argument","argument","arguments"]·FR["raisonnement"]·heb["מַחְלֹקֶת,","מַחֲשָׁבָה"]·HI["तरक-वितरक,","विचार","विवअद"]·ID["pertengkaran","pertentangan","pikiran"]·IT["dialogismou","dialogismōn","ragionamento"]·jav["padudon","pepadon","rarepatan."]·KO["논쟁.","논쟁이","다툼들,","생각을"]·PT["discussão","discussões","raciocínio"]·RU["рассуждение","рассуждений","сомнения"]·ES["pensamiento","razonamiento","razonamientos"]·SW["kubishana","ubishi"]·TR["düşüncesini","tartismasiz","tartışma"]·urd["تکرار-کے","جھگڑے۔","خیال"]
Related Senses
H5921a 1. upon, on, over (spatial) (5443×)H0413 1. directional: to, toward (5366×)H1121a 1. son, male offspring, descendant (4914×)H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)H4428 1. king, human ruler (2518×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)H6440 1. before, in front of (spatial) (1870×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H3027 1. physical hand (body part) (1596×)H1697 1. word, speech, utterance (1235×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
διαλογ-ισμός, ὁ, balancing of accounts, Refs 4th c.BC+ __II calculation, consideration, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὁ δ. οὗτος this consideration, Refs 1st c.BC+ __III debate, argument, discussion, Refs 4th c.BC+ __IV circuit court, τοῦ νομοῦ δ. ποιῆσαι Refs 2nd c.AD+ __V judicial inquiry, Refs 2nd c.BC+