γινώσκω

ginṓskō · Greek · Strong's G1097 · 222 occurrences

The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “understand”

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.

“understand”

also renders eídō (G1492), akoúō (G191), epístamai (G1987), manthánō (G3129), syníēmi (G4920), noiéō (G3539), pynthánomai (G4441), yâdaʻ (H3045), shâmaʻ (H8085)

“know”

also renders syneídō (G4894), eídō (G1492), proginṓskō (G4267), epístamai (G1987), bîyn (H995), daʻath (H1847), yᵉdaʻ (H3046)

“feel”

also renders páschō (G3958), bîyn (H995), yâdaʻ (H3045), mâshash (H4959)

“allow”

also renders syneudokéō (G4909), dokimázō (G1381), prosdéchomai (G4327)

“be sure”

also renders eídō (G1492), châzaq (H2388), yâdaʻ (H3045)

“be aware”

also renders eídō (G1492), yâdaʻ (H3045)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

222 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 1:21 · V-2AAI-3S

For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 2:8 · V-2AAI-3P

which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.

1 Corinthians 2:11 · V-RAI-3S

For who among men knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except God’s Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:14 · V-2AAN

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him; and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

1 Corinthians 2:16 · V-2AAI-3S

“For who has known the mind of the Lord that he should instruct him?” But we have Christ’s mind.

1 Corinthians 3:20 · V-PAI-3S

And again, “The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.”

1 Corinthians 4:19 V-FDI-1S1 Corinthians 8:2 V-2AAI-3S1 Corinthians 8:3 V-RPI-3S1 Corinthians 13:9 V-PAI-1P1 Corinthians 13:12 V-PAI-1S1 Corinthians 14:7 V-FPI-3S1 Corinthians 14:9 V-FPI-3S1 John 2:3 V-PAI-1P1 John 2:4 V-RAI-1S1 John 2:5 V-PAI-1P1 John 2:13 V-RAI-2P1 John 2:14 V-RAI-2P1 John 2:18 V-PAI-1P1 John 2:29 V-PAI-2P1 John 3:1 V-2AAI-3S1 John 3:6 V-RAI-3S1 John 3:16 V-RAI-1P1 John 3:19 V-FDI-1P1 John 3:20 V-PAI-3S1 John 3:24 V-PAI-1P1 John 4:2 V-PAI-2P1 John 4:6 V-PAI-1P1 John 4:7 V-PAI-3S1 John 4:8 V-2AAI-3S1 John 4:13 V-PAI-1P1 John 4:16 V-RAI-1P1 John 5:2 V-PAI-1P1 John 5:20 V-PAI-1P1 Thessalonians 3:5 V-2AAN2 Corinthians 2:4 V-2AAS-2P2 Corinthians 2:9 V-2AAS-1S2 Corinthians 3:2 V-PPP-NSF2 Corinthians 5:16 V-PAI-1P2 Corinthians 5:21 V-2AAP-ASM2 Corinthians 8:9 V-PAI-2P2 Corinthians 13:6 V-FDI-2P2 John 1:1 V-RAP-NPM2 Peter 1:20 V-PAP-NPM2 Peter 3:3 V-PAP-NPM2 Timothy 1:18 V-PAI-2S2 Timothy 2:19 V-2AAI-3S2 Timothy 3:1 V-PAM-2SActs 1:7 V-2AANActs 2:36 V-PAM-3SActs 8:30 V-PAI-2SActs 9:24 V-API-3SActs 17:13 V-2AAI-3PActs 17:19 V-2AANActs 17:20 V-2AANActs 19:15 V-PAI-1SActs 19:35 V-PAI-3SActs 20:34 V-PAI-2PActs 21:24 V-FDI-3PActs 21:34 V-2AAN

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.