ἐπίνοια

epinoia

thought

from ἐπί and νοῦς; attention of the mind, i.e. (by implication) purpose:--thought.

G1963

Acts 8:22 · Word #17

Lexicon G1963

Lemmaἐπίνοια
Transliterationepínoia
Strong'sG1963
In-contextthought
Literalthought-intention

Morphology N NOM F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐπίνοια
Strong'sG1963

SIBI-P1 G1963-01

a upon-mind design

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS,); functions as a subject or predicate nominative in its clause.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering "upon-mind design" preserves the compound structure of ἐπί (upon) and νοῦς (mind), conveying the idea of a thought formed upon or set upon the mind. The singular form reflects the nominative feminine singular morphology, presenting it as a single conceptual subject.

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Word Usage

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Acts 8:22 ἐπίνοια epinoia thought