Ennoia means “intent” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1771 — dayag (“fisher”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1771 ἔννοια (ennoia) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. ennoia (en'-noy-ah) n. 1. thoughtfulness, i.e. moral understanding [from a compound of G1722 and G3563] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include intents and mind. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
ennoia (en'-noy-ah) n. 1. thoughtfulness, i.e. moral understanding [from a compound of G1722 and G3563] KJV: intent, mind Root(s): G1722, G3563
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1771. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
thought/purpose
Usage: ἔννοια, -ας, ἡ (νοῦς), [in LXX: Pro.1:4 2:11 3:21 4:1 5:2 8:12 16:22 18:15 19:7 23:4, 19 24:7 (מְזִמָּה, etc.), Wis.2:14, Da TH Sus 1:28* ;] __1. thinking, consideration. __2. a thought, purpose, design: Heb.4:12, 1Pe.4:1.† SYN.: ἐνθῦμησις, which see (Cremer, 439) (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ennoia, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Strong's G1771 (ἔννοια) appears 14 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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2 indexed usages in New Testament.
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
12 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
That he might give subtlety to the simple, And to the young man discernment and understanding.
Good counsel shall guard thee, And holy understanding shall keep thee;
My son, let them not pass from thee, But keep my counsel and understanding:
3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1771.
That he might give subtlety to the simple, And to the young man discernment and understanding.
Good counsel shall guard thee, And holy understanding shall keep thee;
My son, let them not pass from thee, But keep my counsel and understanding:
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding.
That thou mayest keep good understanding, And the discretion of my lips gives thee a charge. Give no heed to a worthless woman;
I wisdom have dwelt with counsel and knowledge, And I have called upon understanding.
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessors; But the instruction of fools is evil.
The heart of the sensible man purchases discretion; And the ears of the wise seek understanding.
Every one who hates his poor brother Shall also be far from friendship. Good understanding will draw near to them that know it, And a sensible man will find it. He that does much harm perfects mischief; And he that uses provoking words shall not escape.
If thou art poor, measure not thyself with a rich man; But refrain thyself in thy wisdom.
Hear, my son, and be wise, And rightly direct the thoughts of thy heart.
Wisdom and good understanding are in the gates of the wise: The wise turn not aside from the mouth of the Lord,
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
He was made to reprove our thoughts.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1771, grouped by book.
Ennoia (Strong's G1771) is a Greek word most simply glossed "intent". ennoia (en'-noy-ah) n. 1. thoughtfulness, i.e. moral understanding [from a compound of G1722 and G3563]
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's G1771 across 6 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1771 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as intents and mind. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 12 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1771, with linked reader references where each row is available.