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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. John 14:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

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  2. John 16:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Instead, your hearts are filled with sorrow because I have told you these things.

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  3. John 16:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

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  4. Acts 2:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,

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  5. Acts 2:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

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  6. Acts 2:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,

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  7. Acts 4:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.

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  8. Acts 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

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  9. Acts 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

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  10. Acts 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

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  11. Acts 7:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

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  12. Acts 7:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

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  13. Acts 7:54 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.

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  14. Acts 8:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

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  15. Acts 8:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

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  16. Acts 11:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

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  17. Acts 13:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

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  18. Acts 14:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

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  19. Acts 15:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He made no distinction between us and them, for He cleansed their hearts by faith.

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  20. Acts 16:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

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  21. Acts 21:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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  22. Acts 28:27 · 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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  23. Romans 1:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

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  24. Romans 1:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.

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  25. Romans 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

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  26. Romans 2:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them

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  27. Romans 2:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.

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  28. Romans 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

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  29. Romans 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.

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  30. Romans 8:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

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  31. Romans 9:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

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  32. Romans 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.

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  33. Romans 10:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)

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  34. Romans 10:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:

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  35. Romans 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

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  36. Romans 10:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.

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  37. Romans 16:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

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  38. 1 Corinthians 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

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  39. 1 Corinthians 4:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.

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  40. 1 Corinthians 7:37 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.

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  41. 1 Corinthians 14:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”

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  42. 2 Corinthians 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

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  43. 2 Corinthians 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

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  44. 2 Corinthians 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

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  45. 2 Corinthians 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

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  46. 2 Corinthians 3:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.

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  47. 2 Corinthians 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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  48. 2 Corinthians 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.

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  49. 2 Corinthians 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.

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  50. 2 Corinthians 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.

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