ἐπιγινώσκωepiginṓskō
"directive" of γινώσκω (AR, Eph., 249), as in classical Greek
Greek (New Testament) · G1921
Meanings
1. to observe, perceive, discern, recognize
(a) absolutely: Acts 25:10, 1 Corinthians 13:12; followed by ὅτι, Luke 1:22; τ. πνεύματι, followed by ὅτι, Mark 2:8
(b) with acc rei: Luke 1:4, Luke 5:22, Acts 12:14, Acts 27:39, Romans 1:32, 2 Corinthians 1:13, Colossians 1:6, 1 Timothy 4:3; ἐν ἐαυτῷ, Mark 5:30; followed by ὅτι, 1 Corinthians 14:37
(c) with acc person: Matthew 11:27, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 17:12, Mark 6:33, Mark 6:54, Luke 24:16, Luke 24:31, 1 Corinthians 16:18, 2 Corinthians 1:14; followed by ἀπό, with genitive of thing, Matthew 7:16, Matthew 7:20; followed by ὅτι, Acts 3:10, Acts 4:13, 2 Corinthians 13:5; passive, 1 Corinthians 13:12; opposed to ἀγνοούμενοι, 2 Corinthians 6:9.
2. to discover, ascertain, determine: Acts 9:30; followed by ὅτι, Luke 7:37, Luke 23:7, Acts 19:34, Acts 22:29, Acts 24:11, Acts 28:1; with acc rei, followed by quæst., Acts 23:28; δι’ ἣν αἰτίαν, Acts 22:24; παρά, with genitive of person, followed by περί, with genitive of thing, Acts 24:8; τ. ὁδὸν τῆς δικαιοσύνης, 2 Peter 2:21.
Same root
- ἐπίepí · G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
- γινώσκωginṓskō · G1097to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
- ἐπίγνωσιςepígnōsis · G1922recognition, i.e. (by implication) full discernment, acknowledgement
Where it appears
Appears 44 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:16 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
- Matthew 7:20 Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.
- Matthew 11:27 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
- Matthew 14:35 When the people recognized Jesus, the news of his arrival spread quickly throughout the whole area, and soon people were bringing all their sick to be healed.
- Matthew 17:12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, but he wasn’t recognized, and they chose to abuse him. And in the same way they will also make the Son of Man suffer.”
- Mark 2:8 Jesus knew immediately what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts?
See every passage
- Matthew 7:16, 7:20, 11:27, 14:35, 17:12
- Mark 2:8, 5:30, 6:33, 6:54
- Luke 1:4, 1:22, 5:22, 7:37, 23:7, 24:16, 24:31
- Acts 3:10, 4:13, 9:30, 12:14, 19:34, 22:24, 22:29, 23:28, 24:8, 24:11, 25:10, 27:39, 28:1
- Romans 1:32
- 1 Corinthians 13:12, 14:37, 16:18
- 2 Corinthians 1:13, 1:14, 6:9, 13:5
- Colossians 1:6
- 1 Timothy 4:3
- 2 Peter 2:21
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.