"the mind, intellect, 1 Cor. 14:15, 19; understanding, intelligent faculty, Lk. 24:45; intellect, judgment, Rom. 7:23, 25; opinion, sentiment, Rom. 14:5; 1 Cor. 1:10; mind, thought, conception, Rom. 11:34; 1 Cor. 2:16; Phil. 4:7; settled state of mind, 2 Thess. 2:2; frame of mind,..."
Definition and meaning
the mind, intellect, 1 Cor. 14:15, 19; understanding, intelligent faculty, Lk. 24:45; intellect, judgment, Rom. 7:23, 25; opinion, sentiment, Rom. 14:5; 1 Cor. 1:10; mind, thought, conception, Rom. 11:34; 1 Cor. 2:16; Phil. 4:7; settled state of mind, 2 Thess. 2:2; frame of mind, Rom. 1:28; 12:2; Col. 2:18; Eph. 4:23; 1 Tim. 6:5; 2 Tim. 3:8; Tit. 1:15
In the original Greek the word is written: νοῦς
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of nous (G3563) across the King James Bible.
Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
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Common questions
Strong's G3563 (nous) is a Greek word that means: the mind, intellect, 1 Cor. 14:15, 19; understanding, intelligent faculty, Lk. 24:45; intellect, judgment, Rom. 7:23, 25; opinion, sentiment, Rom. 14:5; 1 Cor. 1:10; mind, thought, conception, Rom. 11... It appears 22 times in the King James Bible.
The word nous (G3563) appears 22 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3563 is nous, a Greek word defined as: the mind, intellect, 1 Cor. 14:15, 19; understanding, intelligent faculty, Lk. 24:45; intellect, judgment, Rom. 7:23, 25; opinion, sentiment, Rom. 14:. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
nous is a Greek word found in the New Testament.