For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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καρδία
Vocabulary form:
kardiva, -aV, hJ
Definition:
heart
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
156
GK:
2840
Root:
kardia
Cognates:
Cardiology is the study of the heart.
Mnemonic Singing:
Lift up your heart,
Life up your voice rejoice again I say rejoice.
Verse:
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your καρδία.” (Matt 22:37)
Notes:
Notice how the kappa came over into English as a "c."
Biblical Concordance
John 14:27 | Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I give to you not as the world gives. Do not let your heart (kardia | καρδία | nom sg fem) be troubled, neither let it be afraid. |
John 16:6 | But because I have told you these things, sorrow has filled your heart (kardian | καρδίαν | acc sg fem). |
John 16:22 | So for now you have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart (kardia | καρδία | nom sg fem) will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. |
Acts 2:26 | on account of this my heart (kardia | καρδία | nom sg fem) rejoiced, and my tongue was glad; moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope. |
Acts 2:37 | Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart (kardian | καρδίαν | acc sg fem), and they said to Peter and the other apostles, “My brothers, what shall we do?” |
Acts 2:46 | And every day, they continued to gather together in the temple, breaking bread from house to house, sharing their food with joy and simplicity of heart (kardias | καρδίας | gen sg fem), |
Acts 4:32 | Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart (kardia | καρδία | nom sg fem) and soul, and not even one said that anything that belonged to him was his own, but everything was common property for them. |
Acts 5:3 | But Peter said, “Ananias, why did Satan fill your heart (kardian | καρδίαν | acc sg fem) to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the field? |
Acts 5:4 | While it remained unsold, did it not remain yours? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have contrived this affair in your heart (kardia | καρδίᾳ | dat sg fem)? You have not lied to men but to God!” |
Acts 7:23 | “When he was about forty years old, it entered his mind (kardian | καρδίαν | acc sg fem) to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel. |
Acts 7:39 | To him our fathers were not willing to be obedient, but thrust him aside, and turned in their hearts (kardiais | καρδίαις | dat pl fem) to Egypt, |
Acts 7:51 | “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart (kardiais | καρδίαις | dat pl fem) and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit. As your fathers were, so also are you. |
Acts 7:54 | Now when they heard these things, they became furious and ground their teeth at him. |
Acts 8:21 | There is not for you a part or share in this matter, for your heart (kardia | καρδία | nom sg fem) is not upright before God. |
Acts 8:22 | Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart (kardias | καρδίας | gen sg fem) may be forgiven you. |
Acts 11:23 | When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he began to exhort them all to remain faithful to the Lord in the purpose of their hearts (kardias | καρδίας | gen sg fem), |
Acts 13:22 | After removing him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he said by way of testimony: ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart (kardian | καρδίαν | acc sg fem), who will do everything I want him to.’ |
Acts 14:17 | yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good, giving you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts (kardias | καρδίας | acc pl fem) with food and gladness.” |
Acts 15:9 | and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts (kardias | καρδίας | acc pl fem) by faith. |
Acts 16:14 | And a certain woman, named Lydia, a seller of purple cloths from the city of Thyatira, a worshipper of God, listened; and the Lord opened her heart (kardian | καρδίαν | acc sg fem) to respond to what was said by Paul. |
Acts 21:13 | Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart (kardian | καρδίαν | acc sg fem)? For I am ready not only to be tied up but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” |
Acts 28:27 | for the heart (kardia | καρδία | nom sg fem) of this people has become dull, and they hear with difficultly with their ears, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart (kardia | καρδίᾳ | dat sg fem) and turn, and I should heal them.’ |
Romans 1:21 | Even though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their speculations and their foolish hearts (kardia | καρδία | nom sg fem) were darkened. |
Romans 1:24 | Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts (kardiōn | καρδιῶν | gen pl fem) to impurity, so that they dishonored their bodies among themselves. |
Romans 2:5 | But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart (kardian | καρδίαν | acc sg fem), you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed, |
Romans 2:15 | They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts (kardiais | καρδίαις | dat pl fem), their conscience bearing witness and their conflicting thoughts accusing or else defending them, |
Romans 2:29 | But a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart (kardias | καρδίας | gen sg fem), by the Spirit and not by the written code. That person’s praise comes not from man but from God. |
Romans 5:5 | and hope does not disappoint us, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts (kardiais | καρδίαις | dat pl fem) through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. |
Romans 6:17 | But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart (kardias | καρδίας | gen sg fem) to that pattern of teaching to which you were committed, |
Romans 8:27 | And God, who searches our hearts (kardias | καρδίας | acc pl fem), knows the desire of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. |
Romans 9:2 | that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart (kardia | καρδίᾳ | dat sg fem). |
Romans 10:1 | Brethren, my heart’s (kardias | καρδίας | gen sg fem) desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. |
Romans 10:6 | But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart (kardia | καρδίᾳ | dat sg fem), ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), |
Romans 10:8 | But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart,” (kardia | καρδίᾳ | dat sg fem) that is, the word of faith that we proclaim: |
Romans 10:9 | that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart (kardia | καρδίᾳ | dat sg fem) that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. |
Romans 10:10 | For with the heart (kardia | καρδίᾳ | dat sg fem) a person believes and is made righteous, and with the mouth he confesses and is saved. |
Romans 16:18 | For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts (kardias | καρδίας | acc pl fem) of the guileless. |
1 Corinthians 2:9 | But, as it is written, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, nor has the mind (kardian | καρδίαν | acc sg fem) of man imagined, the things that God has prepared for those who love him.” |
1 Corinthians 4:5 | So then, stop passing judgment on anything before the time, before the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will disclose the motives of the heart (kardiōn | καρδιῶν | gen pl fem). At that time praise will come to each from God. |
1 Corinthians 7:37 | However, the man who stands firm in his resolve (kardia | καρδίᾳ | dat sg fem) is under no compulsion but has control over his desire, and has determined this in his heart (kardia | καρδίᾳ | dat sg fem) to keep her as his virgin, he will do well. |
1 Corinthians 14:25 | and the secrets of his heart (kardias | καρδίας | gen sg fem) are laid bare. Thus he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring, “God is really among you.” |
2 Corinthians 1:22 | and who has also sealed us and given us his Spirit in our hearts (kardiais | καρδίαις | dat pl fem) as a pledge. |
2 Corinthians 2:4 | For out of much distress and anguish of heart (kardias | καρδίας | gen sg fem) I wrote to you, with many tears, not to cause you sorrow but to let you know the love that I have especially for you. |
2 Corinthians 3:2 | You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts (kardiais | καρδίαις | dat pl fem), known and read by all people; |
2 Corinthians 3:3 | making known that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, written not in ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts (kardiais | καρδίαις | dat pl fem). |
2 Corinthians 3:15 | But until today, whenever Moses is being read, a veil lies over their heart (kardian | καρδίαν | acc sg fem); |
2 Corinthians 4:6 | For it is the God who said, “Out of darkness light will shine,” who has flooded our hearts (kardiais | καρδίαις | dat pl fem) with the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ. |
2 Corinthians 5:12 | For we are not again recommending ourselves to you but giving you an occasion to boast on our behalf, so that you may be able to answer those who boast of what is seen and not of what is in the heart (kardia | καρδίᾳ | dat sg fem). |
2 Corinthians 6:11 | We have opened our mouth freely to you, Corinthians; our heart (kardia | καρδία | nom sg fem) has been opened wide. |
2 Corinthians 7:3 | I do not say this to condemn you, for I have said previously that you are in our hearts (kardiais | καρδίαις | dat pl fem); thus we live and die together. |
Mnemonics
Ah, my HEART! It's KARDIAc
Ah, my HEART! It's KARDIAc arrest!