1 Corinthians 2:16

τίς γὰρ ἔγνω νοῦν κυρίου ὃς συμβιβάσει αὐτόν ἡμεῖς δὲ νοῦν Χριστοῦ ἔχομεν
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
τίς
G5101 I-NSM
tis
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
  • who, which, what
γὰρ
G1063 CONJ
gar
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
  • for
ἔγνω
G1097 V-2AAI-3S
ginōskō
to ___%___know___%___ (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
  • to learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel
    • to become known
    to know, understand, perceive, have knowledge of
    • to understand
      • "to know
    Jewish idiom for sexual intercourse between a man and a woman"to become acquainted with, to know
νοῦν
G3563 N-ASM
nous
the intellect, i.e., mind (divine or human; in thought, feeling, or will); by implication, meaning
  • the mind, comprising alike the faculties of perceiving and understanding and those of feeling, judging, determining
    • the intellectual faculty, the understanding
      • "reason in the narrower sense, as the capacity for spiritual truth, the higher powers of the soul, the faculty of perceiving divine things, of recognising goodness and of hating evil"the power of considering and judging soberly, calmly and impartially
    a particular mode of thinking and judging, i.e., thoughts, feelings, purposes, desires
κυρίου
G2962 N-GSM
kyrios
supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
  • he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord
    • the possessor and disposer of a thing
      • the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
        • "in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
      is a title of honor expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants salute their master"this title is given to: God, the Messiah
ὃς
G3739 R-NSM
hos
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
  • who, which, what, that
συμβιβάσει
G4822 V-FAI-3S
symbibazō
causative (by reduplication) of the base of G0939); to drive together, i.e., unite (in association or affection), (mentally) to infer, show, teach
  • to cause to coalesce, to join together, put together
    • to unite or knit together: in affection
    to put together in one's mind
    • to compare
      • "to gather, conclude, consider
    to cause a person to unite with one in a conclusion or come to the same opinion, to prove, demonstrate
    • to teach, instruct, one
αὐτόν
G846 P-ASM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
ἡμεῖς
G2249
hēmeis
we (only used when emphatic)
  • us, we etc.
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
νοῦν
G3563 N-ASM
nous
the intellect, i.e., mind (divine or human; in thought, feeling, or will); by implication, meaning
  • the mind, comprising alike the faculties of perceiving and understanding and those of feeling, judging, determining
    • the intellectual faculty, the understanding
      • "reason in the narrower sense, as the capacity for spiritual truth, the higher powers of the soul, the faculty of perceiving divine things, of recognising goodness and of hating evil"the power of considering and judging soberly, calmly and impartially
    a particular mode of thinking and judging, i.e., thoughts, feelings, purposes, desires
Χριστοῦ
G5547 N-GSM-T
christos
anointed
anointed, i.e., the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
  • Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God
    • "anointed
ἔχομεν
G2192 V-PAI-1P
echō
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
  • to have, i.e., to hold
    • to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as
    to have i.e., own, possess
    • external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc.
      • "used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship
    to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition"to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to
    • to be closely joined to a person or a thing

τίς γὰρ ἔγνω νοῦν κυρίου ὃς συμβιβάσει αὐτόν ἡμεῖς δὲ νοῦν Χριστοῦ ἔχομεν
16
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Cross References

Isaiah 40:13

מִֽי-תִכֵּן אֶת-רוּחַ יְהוָה וְאִישׁ עֲצָתוֹ יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃
13
Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counseller hath taught him?

Romans 11:34

Τίς γὰρ ἔγνω νοῦν κυρίου ἢ τίς σύμβουλος αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο
34
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller?

John 16:13

ὅταν δὲ ἔλθῃ ἐκεῖνος τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας ὁδηγήσει ὑμᾶς εἰς πάσαν τὴν ἀληθείαν· οὐ γὰρ λαλήσει ἀφ' ἑαυτοῦ ἀλλ' ὅσα ἂν ἀκούσῃ λαλήσει καὶ τὰ ἐρχόμενα ἀναγγελεῖ ὑμῖν
13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

John 15:15

οὐκέτι ὑμᾶς λέγω δούλους ὅτι ὁ δοῦλος οὐκ οἶδεν τί ποιεῖ αὐτοῦ ὁ κύριος· ὑμᾶς δὲ εἴρηκα φίλους ὅτι πάντα ἃ ἤκουσα παρὰ τοῦ πατρός μου ἐγνώρισα ὑμῖν
15
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

Job 15:8

הַבְסוֹד אֱלוֹהַ תִּשְׁמָע וְתִגְרַע אֵלֶיךָ חָכְמָֽה׃
8
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

Jeremiah 23:18

כִּי מִי עָמַד בְּסוֹד יְהוָה וְיֵרֶא וְיִשְׁמַע אֶת-דְּבָרוֹ מִֽי-הִקְשִׁיב ‫(דברי)‬ דְּבָרוֹ וַיִּשְׁמָֽע׃
18
For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?

Ephesians 3:3

ὅτι κατὰ ἀποκάλυψιν ἐγνώρισεν μοι τὸ μυστήριον καθὼς προέγραψα ἐν ὀλίγῳ
3
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

Job 40:2

הֲרֹב עִם-שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃
2
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

John 17:6

Ἐφανέρωσά σου τὸ ὄνομα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις οὓς δέδωκάς μοι ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου σοὶ ἦσαν καὶ ἐμοὶ αὐτοὺς δέδωκας· καὶ τὸν λόγον σου τετηρήκασιν
6
I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.

Job 22:2

הַלְאֵל יִסְכָּן-גָּבֶר כִּֽי-יִסְכֹּן עָלֵימוֹ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃
2
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

Genesis 1:12

וַתּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע לְמִינֵהוּ וְעֵץ עֹֽשֶׂה-פְּרִי אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ-בוֹ לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי-טֽוֹב׃
12
And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
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