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kardia G2588

καρδία (kardia) means “heart” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

καρδία Greek · G2588 156 tagged occurrences in 149 verses

Pronunciation guide: kar-dee'-ah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2588

καρδία · kardia · heart

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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Dodson Greek Lexicon

lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.

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How translators render G2588

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
hearts 79
heart 57
in heart 4
of heart 4
of the heart 3
heart to give 1
mind 1
the heart 1
the hearts 1
with your heart 1
your hearts 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
heart 64
hearts 53
of the heart 9
the heart 9
in heart 5
of heart 5
of 4
in 3
the hearts 3
with 3
a 1
an 1
his heart 1
in his heart 1
in their heart 1
my heart 1
of the hearts 1
our hearts 1
thine heart 1
to preach 1
to the heart 1
whose heart 1
with the heart 1

Verses containing G2588

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  1. Matthew 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

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  2. Matthew 5:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

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  3. Matthew 6:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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  4. Matthew 9:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you harbor evil in your hearts?

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  5. Matthew 11:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

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  6. Matthew 12:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

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  7. Matthew 12:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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  8. Matthew 13:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

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  9. Matthew 13:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

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  10. Matthew 15:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

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  11. Matthew 15:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

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  12. Matthew 15:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

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  13. Matthew 18:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

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  14. Matthew 22:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

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  15. Matthew 24:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

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  16. Mark 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But some of the scribes were sitting there and thinking in their hearts,

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  17. Mark 2:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At once Jesus knew in His spirit that they were thinking this way within themselves. “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?” He asked.

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  18. Mark 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.

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  19. Mark 6:52 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    for they had not understood about the loaves, but their hearts had been hardened.

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  20. Mark 7:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

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  21. Mark 7:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)

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  22. Mark 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

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  23. Mark 8:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?

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  24. Mark 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.

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  25. Mark 12:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’

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  26. Mark 12:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

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  27. Luke 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

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  28. Luke 1:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He has performed mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who are proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

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  29. Luke 1:66 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

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  30. Luke 2:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

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  31. Luke 2:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”

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  32. Luke 2:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

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  33. Luke 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.

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  34. Luke 5:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?

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  35. Luke 6:45 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

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  36. Luke 8:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

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  37. Luke 8:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

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  38. Luke 9:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.

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  39. Luke 10:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

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  40. Luke 12:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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  41. Luke 12:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

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  42. Luke 16:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

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  43. Luke 21:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.

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  44. Luke 21:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.

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  45. Luke 24:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

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  46. Luke 24:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”

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  47. Luke 24:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Why are you troubled,” Jesus asked, “and why do doubts arise in your hearts?

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  48. John 12:40 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”

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  49. John 13:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

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  50. John 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.

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