Strong's Concordance nephros: a kidney, fig. the (inmost) mind Original Word: νεφρός, οῦ, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: nephros Phonetic Spelling: (nef-ros') Short Definition: a kidney as a general emotional center Definition: a kidney (as a general emotional center), the reins. HELPS Word-studies 3510 nephrós – properly, a visceral organ ("kidney"); (figuratively) a person's innermost feelings, particularly as they come to bear on decision-making. Philo (about [The LXX also used 3510 (nephrós) this way when translating OT 3629 /oiktírmōn ("kidneys").] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3510: νεφρόςνεφρός, νεφρου, ὁ, a kidney (Plato, Aristophanes); plural the kidneys, the loins, as the Sept. for כְּלָיות, used of the inmost thoughts, feelings, purposes, of the soul: with the addition of καρδίας, Revelation 2:23, with which cf. Psalm 7:10; Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10; Wis. 1:6. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance reins. Of uncertain affinity; a kidney (plural), i.e. (figuratively) the inmost mind -- reins. Forms and Transliterations νεφροί νεφροίς νεφρους νεφρούς νεφροὺς νεφρών νεχωθά nephrous nephroùsLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 35101 Occurrence νεφροὺς — 1 Occ. Revelation 2:23 N-AMP GRK: ὁ ἐραυνῶν νεφροὺς καὶ καρδίας NAS: He who searches the minds and hearts; KJV: searcheth the reins and INT: he who searches innermost feelings and hearts |