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Mind
King James Dictionary
or MIND, n. L. reminiscor L. mens Gr. memory, mention, to remember, mind, ardor of mind, vehemence anger. Mind signifies properly intention, a reaching or inclining forward to an object, from the primary sense of extending, stretching or inclining, or advancing eagerly, pushing or setting forward, whence the Greek sense of the word, in analogy with the Teutonic mod, moed, muth, mind, courage, spirit, mettle. So L. animus, animosus.
1. Intention purpose design.
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind. Proverbs 21
2. Inclination will desire a sense much used, but expressing less than settled purpose as in the common phrases, "I wish to know your mind " "let me know your mind " "he had a mind to go " "he has a partner to his mind."
3. Opinion as, to express one's mind. We are of one mind.
4. Memory remembrance as, to put one in mind to call to mind the fact is out of my mind time out of mind. From the operations of the intellect in man,this word came to signify.
5. The intellectual or intelligent power in man the understanding the power that conceives, judges or reasons.
I fear I am not in my perfect mind.
So we speak of a sound mind, a disordered mind, a weak mind, a strong mind, with reference to the active powers of the understanding and in a passive sense, it denotes capacity, as when we say, the mind cannot comprehend a subject.
6. The heart or seat of affection.
Which were a grief of mind to Isaac and Rebekah. Genesis 26
7. The will and affection as readiness of mind. Acts 17
8. The implanted principle of grace. Romans 7
MIND, To attend to to fix the thoughts on to regard with attention.
Cease to request me let us mind our way.
Mind not high things. Romans 12
1. To attend to or regard with submission to obey. His father told him to desist, but he would not mind him.
2. To put in mind to remind.
3. To intend to mean.
MIND, To be inclined or disposed to incline.
When one of them mindeth to go into rebellion.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Entry for 'Mind'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/m/mind.html.
