διανό-ημα G1270
thought, notion, intention; the product of mental activity or reasoning
This noun denotes thoughts, notions, or mental conceptions. Luke 11:17 says Jesus 'knew their thoughts'—their mental deliberations or intentions. Classical usage distinguished thoughts from spoken words, or referred to meanings, whims, or sick fancies. The cognitive, mental dimension—what goes on in the mind—is central. The plural often suggests various thoughts or mental processes.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Thoughts, mental reasoning, or inner intentions—the content of cognitive activity. Jesus's knowledge of the Pharisees' 'thoughts' (Luke 11:17) demonstrates divine insight into unspoken reasoning and hostile intentions. The term emphasizes internal mental processes rather than external expressions, revealing that Jesus perceived not just actions but the thinking behind them. 1×
AR["أَفْكارَهُمْ"]·ben["চিন্তাগুলো"]·DE["διανοήματα"]·EN["thoughts"]·FR["pensée"]·heb["מַחְשְׁבוֹת"]·HI["विचारों-को"]·ID["pikiran"]·IT["dianoemata"]·jav["panggalih"]·KO["생각들을"]·RU["помышления"]·ES["pensamientos"]·SW["mawazo"]·TR["düşüncelerini"]·urd["خیالات"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)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×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
διανό-ημα, ατος, τό, thought, notion, Refs 5th c.BC+; thought, opposed to words, Refs 5th c.BC+: plural, meanings of words, Refs.; especially whim, sick fancy, Refs 5th c.BC+; intention, Refs