Midvash

γινώσκωginṓskō

to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)

Greek (New Testament) · G1097

Meanings

to be taking in knowledge, come to know, recognize, perceive, understand; in past tenses to know, realize; passive, to become known: with accusative, Matthew 22:18, Mark 5:43, Colossians 4:8, 1 Thessalonians 3:5, and elsewhere Pass., Matthew 10:26, Philippians 4:5, and elsewhere; followed by ὅτι, Matthew 21:45, John 4:1, and elsewhere; τί, Matthew 6:3; ἀπό, Mark 15:45; ὅ, Romans 7:15; τ. λεγόμενα, Luke 18:34; τ. θέλημα, Luke 12:47; τ. καρδίας, Luke 16:15; c accusative of person, of recognition by God, 1 Corinthians 8:3, Galatians 4:9; by Christ, neg., Matthew 7:23; frequently of the knowledge of divine things, of God and Christ; τ. θεόν, Romans 1:21, Galatians 4:9; τ. πατέρα, John 8:55; τ. κύριον, Hebrews 8:1 (LXX); νοῦν κυρίου, Romans 11:34; Χριστόν, John 17:3, 1 John 3:6; τὰ τοῦ πνεύματος, 1 Corinthians 2:14; τ. πνεύμα, 1 John 4:6; τ. ἀλήθειαν, John 8:32; of Christ's knowledge of the Father (ἐπιγ.), Matthew 11:27. In Hellenistic writers [LXX for Heb. ידע, Galatians 4:1, and elsewhere], of sexual intercourse, to know carnally: Matthew 1:25, Luke 1:34.

Synonyms

γ., to know by observation and experience is thus properly distinguished from οἶδα, to know by reflection (a mental process, based on intuition or information); cf. also ἐφίστημι, συνίημι. (Cf. ἀνα-, δια-, ἐπι-, κατα-, προ-γινώσκω.)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 221 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.
  • Matthew 6:3 But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.
  • Matthew 7:23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
  • Matthew 9:30 Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”
  • Matthew 10:26 “But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all.
  • Matthew 12:7 But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.