[B-Greek] Matthew 22:37: DIANOIA vs NOUS
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Mon Oct 8 13:28:33 EDT 2007
On Oct 7, 2007, at 5:45 PM, Anthony wrote:
> His assertion is that DIANOIA refers to the centre of the
> willpower, not
> the mind in general
For DIANOIA "thought; i.e. intention, purpose" LSJ p405.1 cites
Herodotus 1:46,90
1:46
META WN THN DIANOIAN TAUTHN AUTIKA APEPEIRATO TWN MANTHIWN TWN TE EN
hELLHSI KAI TOU EN LIBUHi,
1:90
KROISOS DE hOI EPALILLOGHSE PASAN THN hEWUTOU DIANOIAN KAI TWN
CRHSTHRIWN TAS hUPOKRISIS KAI MALISTA TA ANAQHMATA KAI hWS EPARQEIS
TWi MANTHIWi ESTRATEUSATO EPI PERSAS.
BDAG 234.3 gives "mind focused on an objective" for Jos. Vi.158 and
tentatively 1Clem. 33.4 where the reading KATA DIANOIAN is somewhat
doubtful and M.Parsons translates it "intelligence".
1Cl 33.4 EPI PASI TO EXOCWTATON KAI PAMMEGEQES KATA DIANOIAN,
ANQRWPON TAIS hIERAIS KAI AMWMOIS CERSIN EPLASEN THS hEAUTOU EIKONOS
CARAKTHRA.
Jos. Vi.158
EUQEWS GOUN EIS MEN TON BASILEA META POLLWN EPAINWN HFIESAN FWNAS,
KAT' EMOU DE BLASFHMOUS. KAI EPIDRAMWN TIS APHGGEILEN MOI THN
DIANOIAN AUTWN, hWS AFISTASQAI MOU DIEGNWKASIN.
See also the verb form DIANOEOMAI in LS (interm.) "to be minded,
intend, purpose to do, c. inf., Hdt., etc."
Elizabeth Kline
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