Nous
Lemma: νοῦς
noun
noun
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Added Jan 18, 2026
Definition
Mind; intellect; the faculty of reason, understanding, and thought. In philosophical usage, it refers to the rational or divine intellect.
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Grammatical Analysis
"Nous"
Case: nominative
Number: singular
Gender: masculine
Declension: 3rd declension (consonant-stem; stem νου-/νο-; nominative in -ς)
Related Forms of νοῦς
9 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:
nous
nominative, singular, masculine
νους
nominative, singular, masculine
νοῦς
nominative, singular, masculine
νόον
accusative, singular, masculine
νοός
nominative, singular, masculine
νου
genitive, singular, masculine
νῷ
dative, singular, masculine
νουν
accusative, singular, masculine
νοῦν
accusative, singular, masculine