nephros
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3510. nephros

nephros: a kidney, fig. the (inmost) mind
Original Word: νεφρός, οῦ, ὁ
Part 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.

3510 nephrós – properly, a visceral organ ("kidney"); (figuratively) a person's innermost feelings, particularly as they come to bear on decision-making.

Philo (about ad 50) applied this term to "the emotions driving the conscience," i.e. affections that influence decisions.

[The LXX also used 3510 (nephrós) this way when translating OT 3629 /oiktírmōn ("kidneys").]

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
a kidney, fig. the (inmost) mind
NASB Word Usage
minds (1).

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reins.

Of uncertain affinity; a kidney (plural), i.e. (figuratively) the inmost mind -- reins.

νεύει — 1 Occ.
νεύσαντος — 1 Occ.
νεφέλαι — 1 Occ.
νεφέλαις — 2 Occ.
νεφέλη — 8 Occ.
νεφέλην — 5 Occ.
νεφέλης — 5 Occ.
νεφελῶν — 4 Occ.
Νεφθαλίμ — 3 Occ.
νέφος — 1 Occ.
νεωκόρον — 1 Occ.
νεωτερικὰς — 1 Occ.
νὴ — 1 Occ.
νήθει — 1 Occ.
νήθουσιν — 1 Occ.
νηπιάζετε — 1 Occ.
νηπίων — 2 Occ.
νήπιοι — 3 Occ.
νηπίοις — 3 Occ.
νήπιος — 6 Occ.


Strong's Greek 3510
1 Occurrence


νεφροὺς — 1 Occ.

Revelation 2:23 N-AMP
BIB: 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

1 Occurrence


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