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Strong's G2588 καρδία (kardia)

Kardia means “heart” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2588 — chanuth (“cabin”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2588
Language Greek
Linked Usages 980
Books 73

Strong's G2588 Quick Answer

Strong's G2588 καρδία (kardia) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kardia (kar-dee'-ah) n. 1. the heart 2. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind) It has 980 linked Bible usages across 73 books. Visible English usage signals include heart, lord, god, thee, and said. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
kardia (kar-dee'-ah) n. 1. the heart 2. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind)
Usage
980 linked usages
Books
73 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
heart, lord, god, thee, and said

Meaning and Definition

kardia (kar-dee'-ah) n. 1. the heart 2. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind) 3. (by analogy) the middle [prolonged from a primary kar (Latin cor, "heart")] KJV: (+ broken-)heart(-ed)

Original Word
καρδία
Transliteration
kardia
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2588. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

heart

Usage: καρδία, -ας, ἡ, [in LXX chiefly for לֵבָב ,לֵב ;] the heart, __1. the bodily organ which is regarded as the seat of life ( 2Ki.18:14, 4Ki.9:24, al.). __2. In a psychological sense, the seat of man's collective energies, the focus of personal life, the seat of the rational as well as the emotional and volitional elements in human life, hence that wherein lies the moral and religious condition of the man (DB, ii, 317f.; DGG, ii, 344a);

__(a) of the seat of physical life ( Jdg.19:5, Psa.101 (102):5 103 (104):15): Act.14:17, Jas.5:5; __(b) of the seat of spiritual life: Mat.5:8, Mrk.7:19, Luk.1:51, Act.5:3, Rom.10:9, 10 Eph.6:5, al.; pl., Mat.9:4, Mrk.2:6, al.; opposite to στόμα, χείλεα, πρόσωπον, Mat.15:8, Mrk.7:6, Rom.10:8, 9 2Co.5:12; περιτομὴ καρδίας, Rom.2:29; ἐκ κ., Rom.6:17, 1Pe.1:22; ἀπὸ τῶν κ., Mat.18:35; ἐν ὅλῃ (ἐξ ὅλης), Mat.22:37, Mrk.12:30" (LXX) ; γινώσκειν (ἐρευνᾶν, δοκιμάζειν) τὰς κ., Luk.16:15, Rom.8:27, 1Th.2:4;

to think, etc., ἐν τ. κ., Mat.9:4, Mrk.2:6, Luk.12:45, Rom.10:6; συνιέναι (νοεῖν) τῇ κ., Mat.13:15, Jhn.12:40; ἐπαχύνθη ἡ κ., Mat.13:15 (LXX); πωροῦν τὴν κ., Jhn.12:40; κ. εὐθεῖα, Act.8:21; πονηρά, Heb.3:12; ἀμετανόητος, Rom.2:5; εἶναι (ἔχειν) ἐν τῇ κ., 2Co.7:3, Php.1:7; ὀδύνη τῇ κ., Rom.9:2. __3. Of the central or innermost part of anything (of the pith of wood, Arist.): τ. γῆς, Mat.12:40 (Cremer, 343ff.). (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

heart lord god thee said pharaoh shalt israel hardened man people let

How Strong's G2588 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. 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.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 678 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2588 (καρδία) appears 897 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2588 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2588 in the New Testament

152 indexed usages in New Testament.

Strong's G2588 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

678 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 6:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord God having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually,

Genesis 20:5 Septuagint / Brenton

Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this.

Genesis 20:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And God said to him in sleep, Yea, I knew that thou didst this with a pure heart, and I spared thee, so that thou shouldest not sin against me, therefore I suffered thee not to touch her.

Strong's G2588 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

144 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Strong's G2588 in 1 Enoch

6 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2588.

Genesis 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord God having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually,
Genesis 20:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this.
Genesis 20:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And God said to him in sleep, Yea, I knew that thou didst this with a pure heart, and I spared thee, so that thou shouldest not sin against me, therefore I suffered thee not to touch her.
Genesis 42:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to his brethren, My money has been restored to me, and behold this is in my sack. And their heart was wonder struck, and they were troubled, saying one to another, What is this that God has done to us?
Genesis 50:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to them, Fear not, I will maintain you, and your families: and he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.
Exodus 4:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, When thou goest and returnest to Egypt, see—all the miracles I have charged thee with, thou shalt work before Pharaoh: and I will harden his heart, and he shall certainly not send away the people.
Exodus 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will harden the heart of Pharaoh, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 7:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he hearkened not to them, as the Lord charged them.
Exodus 7:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Moses, The heart of Pharaoh is made hard, so that he should not let the people go.
Exodus 7:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the charmers also of the Egyptians did so with their sorceries; and the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, even as the Lord said.
Exodus 8:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, his heart was hardened, and he did not hearken to them, as the Lord spoke.
Exodus 8:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the charmers said to Pharaoh, This is the finger of God. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he hearkened not to them, as the Lord said.
Exodus 8:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Pharaoh hardened his heart, even on this occasion, and he would not send the people away.
Exodus 9:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when Pharaoh saw, that of all the cattle of the children of Israel there died not one, the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go.
Exodus 9:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he hearkened not to them, as the Lord appointed.
Exodus 9:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For at this present time do I send forth all my plagues into thy heart, and the heart of thy servants and of thy people; that thou mayest know that there is not another such as I in all the earth.
Exodus 9:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders ceased, he continued to sin; and he hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants.
Exodus 9:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not send forth the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.
Exodus 10:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Go in to Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, that these signs may come upon them; in order
Exodus 10:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not send away the children of Israel.
Exodus 10:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he would not let them go.
Exodus 11:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses and Aaron wrought all these signs and wonders in the land of Egypt before Pharaoh; and the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he did not hearken to send forth the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 14:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will harden the heart of Pharaoh, and he shall pursue after them; and I will be glorified in Pharaoh, and in all his host, and all the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord. And they did so.
Exodus 14:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it was reported to the king of the Egyptians that the people had fled: and the heart of Pharaoh was turned, and that of his servants against the people; and they said, What is this that we have done, to let the children of Israel go, so that they should not serve us?
Exodus 14:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and of his servants, and he pursued after the children of Israel; and the children of Israel went forth with a high hand.
Exodus 14:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And lo! I will harden the heart of Pharaoh and of all the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them; and I will be glorified upon Pharaoh, and on all his host, and on his chariots and his horses.
Exodus 25:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Speak to the children of Israel, and take firstfruits of all, who may be disposed in their heart to give; and ye shall take my firstfruits.
Exodus 31:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I have appointed him and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan, and to everyone understanding in heart I have given understanding; and they shall make all things as many as I have appointed thee—
Exodus 35:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take of yourselves an offering for the Lord: every one that engages in his heart shall bring the firstfruits to the Lord; gold, silver, brass,
Exodus 35:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every man that is wise in heart among you, let him come and work all things whatsoever the Lord has commanded.
Exodus 35:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.
Exodus 36:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and all that had wisdom, to whom God gave knowledge in their heart, and all who were freely willing to come forward to the works, to perform them.
Leviticus 26:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to those who are left of you I will bring bondage into their heart in the land of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them, and they shall flee as fleeing from war, and shall fall when none pursues them.
Leviticus 26:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and I walked with them with a perverse mind; and I will destroy them in the land of their enemies: then shall their uncircumcised heart be ashamed, and then shall they acquiesce in the punishment of their sins.
Numbers 32:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they went up to the Valley of the Cluster, and spied the land, and turned aside the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land, which the Lord gave them.
Deuteronomy 1:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whither do we go up? and your brethren drew away your heart, saying, It is a great nation and populous, and mightier than we; and there are cities great and walled up to heaven: moreover we saw there the sons of the giants.
Deuteronomy 2:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Sihon king of Heshbon would not that we should pass by him, because the Lord our God hardened his spirit, and made his heart stubborn, that he might be delivered into thy hands, as on this day.
Deuteronomy 4:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take heed to thyself, and keep thy heart diligently: forget not any of the things, which thine eyes have seen, and let them not depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; and thou shalt teach thy sons and thy sons’ sons,
Deuteronomy 4:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there ye shall seek the Lord your God, and ye shall find him whenever ye shall seek him with all your heart, and with all your soul in your affliction.
Deuteronomy 5:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O that there were such a heart in them, that they should fear me and keep my commands always, that it might be well with them and with their sons forever.
Deuteronomy 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy mind, and with all thy soul, and all thy strength.
Deuteronomy 6:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these words, all that I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart and in thy soul.
Deuteronomy 8:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee in the wilderness, that he might afflict thee, and try thee, and that the things in thy heart might be made manifest, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or no.
Deuteronomy 8:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt know in thy heart, that as if any man should chasten his son, so the Lord thy God will chasten thee.
Deuteronomy 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
thou shouldest be exalted in heart, and forget the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage:
Deuteronomy 8:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lest thou shouldest say in thy heart, My strength, and the power of my hand have wrought for me this great wealth.
Deuteronomy 9:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Speak not in thy heart, when the Lord thy God has destroyed these nations before thy face, saying, For my righteousness the Lord brought me in to inherit this good land.
Deuteronomy 9:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Not for thy righteousness, nor for the holiness of thy heart, dost thou go in to inherit their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord will destroy them from before thee, and that he may establish the covenant, which the Lord swore to our fathers, to Abraham, and to Isaac, and to Jacob.
Deuteronomy 10:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, Israel, what does the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, and to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul;
Deuteronomy 11:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now if ye will indeed hearken to all the commands which I charge thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to serve him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
Deuteronomy 11:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
take heed to thyself that thy heart be not puffed up, and ye transgress, and serve other gods, and worship them:
Deuteronomy 11:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall store these words in your heart and in your soul, and ye shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and it shall be fixed before your eyes.
Deuteronomy 13:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
ye shall not hearken to the words of that prophet, or the dreamer of that dream, because the Lord thy God tries you, to know whether ye love your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 15:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if there shall be in the midst of thee a poor man of thy brethren in one of thy cities in the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, neither shalt thou by any means close up thy hand from thy brother who is in want.
Deuteronomy 15:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take heed to thyself that there be not a secret thing in thy heart, an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, draws nigh; and thine eye shall be evil to thy brother that is in want, and thou shalt not give to him, and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and there shall be great sin in thee.
Deuteronomy 15:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt surely give to him, and thou shalt lend him as much as he wants, according as he is in need; and thou shalt not grudge in thy heart as thou givest to him, because on this account the Lord thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all things on which thou shalt lay thy hand.
Deuteronomy 17:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall not multiply to himself wives, lest his heart turn away; and he shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
Deuteronomy 17:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, that he depart not from the commandments on the right hand or on the left; that he and his sons may reign long in his dominion among the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 18:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if thou shalt say in thy heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?
Deuteronomy 19:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lest the avenger of blood pursue after the slayer, because his heart is hot, and overtake him, if the way be too long, and slay him, though there is to this man no sentence of death, because he hated him not in time past.
Deuteronomy 20:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear, O Israel; ye are going this day to battle against your enemies: let not your heart faint, fear not, neither be confounded, neither turn aside from their face.
Deuteronomy 20:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the scribes shall speak further to the people, and say, What man is he that fears and is cowardly in his heart? Let him go and return to his house, lest he make the heart of his brother fail, as his own.
Deuteronomy 26:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
On this day the Lord thy God charged thee to keep all the ordinances and judgments; and ye shall observe and do them, with all your heart, and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 28:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with gladness and a good heart, because of the abundance of all things.
Deuteronomy 28:65 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover among those nations he will not give thee quiet, neither by any means shall the sole of thy foot have rest; and the Lord shall give thee there another and a misgiving heart, and failing eyes, and a wasting soul.
Deuteronomy 28:67 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the morning thou shalt say, Would it were evening! and in the evening thou shalt say, Would it were morning! for the fear of thy heart with which thou shalt fear, and for the sights of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
Deuteronomy 29:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great wonders.
Deuteronomy 29:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lest there be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart has turned aside from the Lord your God, having gone to serve the gods of these nations; lest there be in you a root springing up with gall and bitterness.
Deuteronomy 30:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass when all these things shall have come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thy face, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, wherein the Lord shall have scattered thee,
Deuteronomy 30:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and shalt return to the Lord thy God, and shalt hearken to his voice, according to all things which I charge thee this day, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul;
Deuteronomy 30:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord shall purge thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Deuteronomy 30:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
if thou wilt hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments, and his ordinances, and his judgments written in the book of this law, if thou turn to the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.
Deuteronomy 30:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The word is very near thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, and in thy hands to do it.
Deuteronomy 30:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if thy heart change, and thou wilt not hearken, and thou shalt go astray and worship other gods, and serve them,
Deuteronomy 32:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to them, Take heed with your heart to all these words, which I testify to you this day, which ye shall command your sons, to observe and do all the words of this law.
Joshua 2:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when we heard it we were amazed in our heart, and there was no longer any spirit in any of us because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath.
Joshua 7:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the men of Ai slew of them to the number of thirty-six men, and they pursued them from the gate, and destroyed them from the steep hill; and the heart of the people was alarmed and became as water.
Joshua 11:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts to go forth to war against Israel, that they might be utterly destroyed, that mercy should not be granted to them, but that they should be utterly destroyed, as the Lord said to Moses.
Joshua 14:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My brethren that went up with me turned away the heart of the people, but I applied myself to follow the Lord my God.
Joshua 23:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But I hasten to go the way of death, as all that are upon the earth also do: and know ye in your heart and in your soul, that not one word has fallen to the ground of all the words which the Lord our God has spoken respecting all that concerns us; there has not one of them failed.
Joshua 24:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now take away the strange gods that are among you, and set your heart right toward the Lord God of Israel.
Judges 1:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Achsah said to him, Give me, I pray thee, a blessing, for thou hast sent me forth into a south land, and thou shalt give me the ransom of water: and Caleb gave her according to her heart the ransom of the upper springs and the ransom of the low springs.
Judges 5:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My heart inclines to the orders given in Israel; Ye that are willing among the people, bless the Lord.
Judges 5:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And princes in Issachar were with Deborah and Barak, Thus she sent Barak on his feet in the valleys Into the portions of Reuben; Great pangs reached to the heart.
Judges 5:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Why did they sit between the sheepfolds To hear the bleating of flocks For the divisions of Reuben? There were great searchings of heart.
Judges 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his mother’s brethren spoke concerning him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words; and their heart turned after Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.
Judges 16:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Delilah said to Samson, How sayest thou, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? this third time thou hast deceived me, and hast not told me wherein is thy great strength.
Judges 16:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then he told her all his heart, and said to her, A razor has not come upon my head, because I have been a holy one of God from my mother’s womb; if then I should be shaven, my strength will depart from me, and I shall be weak, and I shall be as all other men.
Judges 16:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Delilah saw that he told her all his heart, and she sent and called the princes of the Philistines, saying, Come up yet this once; for he has told me all his heart. And the chiefs of the Philistines went up to her, and brought the money in their hands.
Judges 16:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And when their heart was merry, then they said, Call Samson out of the prison house, and let him play before us: and they called Samson out of the prison house, and he played before them; and they smote him with the palms of their hands, and set him between the pillars.
Judges 18:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the heart of the priest was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and the molten image, and went in the midst of the people.
Judges 19:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And her husband rose up, and went after her to speak kindly to her, to recover her to himself; and he had his young man with him, and a pair of asses; and she brought him into the house of her father; and the father of the damsel saw him, and was well pleased to meet him.
Judges 19:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the fourth day that they rose early, and he stood up to depart; and the father of the damsel said to his son-in-law, Strengthen thy heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward ye shall go.
Judges 19:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So they two sat down together and ate and drank: and the father of the damsel said to her husband, Tarry now the night, and let thy heart be merry.
Judges 19:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he rose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart; and the father of the damsel said, Strengthen now thy heart, and quit thyself as a soldier till the day decline; and the two ate.
Judges 19:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man rose up to depart, he and his concubine, and his young man; but his father-in-law the father of the damsel said to him, Behold now, the day has declined toward evening; lodge here, and let thy heart rejoice; and ye shall rise early tomorrow for your journey, and thou shalt go to thy habitation.
Judges 19:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they were comforting their heart, when, behold, the men of the city, sons of transgressors, compassed the house, knocking at the door: and they spoke to the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring out the man who came into thy house, that we may know him.
Ruth 2:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said, Let me find grace in thy sight, my lord, because thou hast comforted me, and because thou hast spoken kindly to thy handmaid, and behold, I shall be as one of thy servants.
Ruth 3:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was glad, and he came to lie down by the side of the heap of corn; and she came secretly, and lifted up the covering of his feet.
1 Kingdoms 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah: and she said to him, Here am I, my lord: and he said to her, What ails thee that thou weepest? and why dost thou not eat? and why does thy heart smite thee? am I not better to thee than ten children?
1 Kingdoms 1:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she was speaking in her heart, and her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: and Eli accounted her a drunken woman.
1 Kingdoms 2:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My heart is established in the Lord, My horn is exalted in my God; My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, I have rejoiced in thy salvation.
1 Kingdoms 2:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will raise up to myself a faithful priest, who shall do all that is in my heart and in my soul; and I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before my Christ forever.
1 Kingdoms 4:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he came, and behold, Eli was upon the seat by the gate looking along the way, for his heart was greatly alarmed for the ark of God: and the man entered into the city to bring tidings; and the city cried out.
1 Kingdoms 4:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in her time she was at the point of death; and the women that stood by her, said to her, Fear not, for thou hast born a son: but she answered not, and her heart did not regard it.
1 Kingdoms 6:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And why do ye harden your hearts, as Egypt and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? was it not so when he mocked them, that they let the people go, and they departed?
1 Kingdoms 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do with all your heart return to the Lord, take away the strange gods from the midst of you, and the groves, and prepare your hearts to serve the Lord, and serve him only; and he shall deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.
1 Kingdoms 9:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am he: go up before me to Bama, and eat with me today, and I will send thee away in the morning, and I will tell thee all that is in thy heart.
1 Kingdoms 9:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And concerning thine asses that have been lost now these three days, care not for them, for they are found. And to whom does the excellency of Israel belong? does it not to thee and to thy father’s house?
1 Kingdoms 10:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when he turned his back to depart from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all these signs came to pass in that day.
1 Kingdoms 10:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul departed to his house to Gibeah; and there went with Saul mighty men whose hearts God had touched.
1 Kingdoms 12:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel said to the people, Fear not: ye have indeed wrought all this iniquity; only turn not from following the Lord, and serve the Lord with all your heart.
1 Kingdoms 12:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth and with all your heart, for ye see what great things he has wrought with you.
1 Kingdoms 13:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But now thy kingdom shall not stand to thee, and the Lord shall seek for himself a man after his own heart; and the Lord shall appoint him to be a ruler over his people, because thou hast not kept all that the Lord commanded thee.
1 Kingdoms 14:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his armor bearer said to him, Do all that thy heart inclines toward: behold, I am with thee, my heart is as thy heart.
1 Kingdoms 16:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance, nor on his stature, for I have rejected him; for God sees not as a man looks; for man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.
1 Kingdoms 17:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to Saul, Let not, I pray thee, the heart of my lord be dejected within him: thy servant will go, and fight with this Philistine.
1 Kingdoms 21:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David laid up the words in his heart, and was greatly afraid of Achish king of Gath.
1 Kingdoms 24:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after this that David’s heart smote him, because he had cut off the skirt of his garment.
1 Kingdoms 25:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not my lord, I pray thee, take to heart this pestilent man, for according to his name, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the servants of my lord whom thou didst send.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2588, grouped by book.

Genesis 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 27 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 40 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 16 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 26 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 17 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 29 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 37 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 24 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 132 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 4:5 Psalms 4:8 Psalms 5:10 Psalms 7:10 Psalms 7:11 Psalms 9:2 Psalms 9:27 Psalms 9:32 Psalms 9:34 Psalms 9:38 Psalms 10:2 Psalms 11:3 Psalms 12:3 Psalms 12:6 Psalms 13:1 Psalms 14:2 Psalms 15:9 Psalms 16:3 Psalms 18:9 Psalms 18:15 Psalms 19:5 Psalms 21:15 Psalms 21:27 Psalms 23:4 Psalms 24:17 Psalms 25:2 Psalms 26:3 Psalms 26:8 Psalms 26:14 Psalms 27:3 Psalms 27:7 Psalms 30:13 Psalms 30:25 Psalms 31:11 Psalms 32:11 Psalms 32:15 Psalms 32:21 Psalms 33:19 Psalms 34:25 Psalms 35:11 Psalms 36:4 Psalms 36:14 Psalms 36:15 Psalms 36:31 Psalms 37:9 Psalms 37:11 Psalms 38:4 Psalms 39:11 Psalms 39:13 Psalms 40:7 Psalms 43:19 Psalms 43:22 Psalms 44:2 Psalms 44:6 Psalms 45:3 Psalms 47:14 Psalms 48:4 Psalms 50:12 Psalms 50:19 Psalms 52:2 Psalms 54:5 Psalms 54:22 Psalms 56:8 Psalms 57:3 Psalms 60:3 Psalms 61:5 Psalms 61:9 Psalms 61:11 Psalms 63:7 Psalms 63:11 Psalms 65:18 Psalms 72:1 Psalms 72:7 Psalms 72:13 Psalms 72:21 Psalms 72:26 Psalms 73:8 Psalms 75:6 Psalms 76:7 Psalms 77:8 Psalms 77:18 Psalms 77:37 Psalms 77:72 Psalms 80:13 Psalms 83:3 Psalms 83:6 Psalms 84:9 Psalms 85:11 Psalms 85:12 Psalms 89:12 Psalms 93:15 Psalms 93:19 Psalms 94:8 Psalms 94:10 Psalms 96:11 Psalms 100:2 Psalms 100:4 Psalms 100:5 Psalms 101:5 Psalms 103:15 Psalms 104:3 Psalms 104:25 Psalms 106:12 Psalms 107:2 Psalms 108:16 Psalms 108:22 Psalms 110:1 Psalms 111:7 Psalms 111:8 Psalms 118:2 Psalms 118:7 Psalms 118:10 Psalms 118:11 Psalms 118:32 Psalms 118:34 Psalms 118:36 Psalms 118:58 Psalms 118:69 Psalms 118:70 Psalms 118:80 Psalms 118:111 Psalms 118:112 Psalms 118:145 Psalms 118:161 Psalms 124:4 Psalms 130:1 Psalms 137:1 Psalms 138:23 Psalms 139:3 Psalms 140:4 Psalms 142:4 Psalms 146:3
Proverbs 70 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 34 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 33 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 50 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 11 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 34 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 16 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Haggai 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Malachi 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 16 usages, New Testament
Mark 12 usages, New Testament
Luke 22 usages, New Testament
John 6 usages, New Testament
Acts 20 usages, New Testament
Romans 15 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 4 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 11 usages, New Testament
Galatians 1 usage, New Testament
Ephesians 5 usages, New Testament
Philippians 2 usages, New Testament
Colossians 5 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 3 usages, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 2 usages, New Testament
1 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 10 usages, New Testament
James 5 usages, New Testament
1 Peter 3 usages, New Testament
2 Peter 2 usages, New Testament
1 John 3 usages, New Testament
Revelation 3 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 4 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 11 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 11 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 8 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 6 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 84 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1:12 Wisdom of Sirach 1:28 Wisdom of Sirach 1:30 Wisdom of Sirach 2:2 Wisdom of Sirach 2:12 Wisdom of Sirach 2:13 Wisdom of Sirach 2:17 Wisdom of Sirach 3:26 Wisdom of Sirach 3:27 Wisdom of Sirach 3:29 Wisdom of Sirach 4:3 Wisdom of Sirach 5:2 Wisdom of Sirach 6:37 Wisdom of Sirach 7:27 Wisdom of Sirach 8:2 Wisdom of Sirach 8:19 Wisdom of Sirach 10:12 Wisdom of Sirach 11:30 Wisdom of Sirach 12:16 Wisdom of Sirach 13:25 Wisdom of Sirach 13:26 Wisdom of Sirach 14:21 Wisdom of Sirach 16:20 Wisdom of Sirach 16:23 Wisdom of Sirach 16:24 Wisdom of Sirach 17:6 Wisdom of Sirach 17:8 Wisdom of Sirach 19:4 Wisdom of Sirach 19:5 Wisdom of Sirach 21:6 Wisdom of Sirach 21:17 Wisdom of Sirach 21:26 Wisdom of Sirach 22:16 Wisdom of Sirach 22:17 Wisdom of Sirach 22:18 Wisdom of Sirach 22:19 Wisdom of Sirach 23:2 Wisdom of Sirach 25:7 Wisdom of Sirach 25:13 Wisdom of Sirach 25:23 Wisdom of Sirach 26:4 Wisdom of Sirach 26:5 Wisdom of Sirach 26:6 Wisdom of Sirach 26:28 Wisdom of Sirach 27:6 Wisdom of Sirach 30:16 Wisdom of Sirach 30:22 Wisdom of Sirach 30:23 Wisdom of Sirach 30:25 Wisdom of Sirach 31:26 Wisdom of Sirach 31:28 Wisdom of Sirach 34:5 Wisdom of Sirach 34:6 Wisdom of Sirach 36:19 Wisdom of Sirach 36:20 Wisdom of Sirach 37:13 Wisdom of Sirach 37:17 Wisdom of Sirach 38:10 Wisdom of Sirach 38:18 Wisdom of Sirach 38:19 Wisdom of Sirach 38:20 Wisdom of Sirach 38:26 Wisdom of Sirach 38:27 Wisdom of Sirach 38:28 Wisdom of Sirach 38:30 Wisdom of Sirach 39:5 Wisdom of Sirach 39:35 Wisdom of Sirach 40:2 Wisdom of Sirach 40:6 Wisdom of Sirach 40:20 Wisdom of Sirach 40:26 Wisdom of Sirach 42:18 Wisdom of Sirach 43:18 Wisdom of Sirach 45:26 Wisdom of Sirach 46:11 Wisdom of Sirach 47:8 Wisdom of Sirach 48:10 Wisdom of Sirach 48:19 Wisdom of Sirach 49:3 Wisdom of Sirach 50:23 Wisdom of Sirach 50:27 Wisdom of Sirach 50:28 Wisdom of Sirach 51:15 Wisdom of Sirach 51:20
Baruch 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 6 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G2588 FAQ

What does kardia (καρδία) mean?

Kardia (Strong's G2588) is a Greek word most simply glossed "heart". kardia (kar-dee'-ah) n. 1. the heart 2. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind)

How many times is kardia (καρδία) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 980 linked usages for Strong's G2588 across 73 books.

Where can I study kardia (καρδία) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2588 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate kardia (καρδία)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as heart, lord, god, thee, said, and pharaoh. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2588 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 678 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 144 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 6 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G2588, with linked reader references where each row is available.