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γινώσκω
ginṓskō · Greek · Strong's G1097 · 222 occurrences
What it means
to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
a prolonged form of a primary verb;
How the KJV renders it
allow, be aware, feel, know, perceived, be resolved, can speak, be sure, understand
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Is the Trinity explicitly taught in the Bible?
- Is 1 Enoch inspired or canonical scripture?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
- What does John 1:1 mean ('the Word was God')?
- What does John 8:58 mean ('before Abraham was, I am')?
Where it appears
222 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.