καρδία
“the heart”
Primary meaning: the heart. Strong's: the heart, i.e. (figuratively) the thoughts or feelings (mind); also (by analogy) the middle. Lexical nuances: the heart , the bodily organ which is regarded as the seat of life ( II Ki 18:14 , IV Ki 9:24 , al.). 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, 317 f.; DGG , ii, 344 a ); of the...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
prolonged from a primary (Latin cor, "heart");
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: לֵב (heart, inner man, mind, will) -> καρδία (the heart)
LXX conceptual translation: לֵבָב (heart, core of moral volition) -> καρδία (the heart)
LXX conceptual translation: קֶרֶב (inward part, midst, innermost being) -> καρδία (the heart)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where καρδία (kardia) carries significant theological or narrative weight.