What does γινώσκω · ποιέω mean in the Bible?
γινώσκω · ποιέω is a Greek phrase meaning "to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)".
Greek · G1097, G4160
γνῷ τί ποιεῖ
To know · to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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γινώσκω G1097 to know
Pronunciation ginṓskō
Know through experience and observation, distinct from οἶδα which is reflective knowing based on intuition or information
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ποιέω G4160 to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
Pronunciation poiéō
Creates or performs action; πράσσω (prássō) denotes habitual practice versus specific deed.
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What does γνῷ τί ποιεῖ (gnō ti poiei) mean in the Bible?
γινώσκω · ποιέω is a Greek phrase meaning "to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1097, G4160?
G1097, G4160 is connected to 221 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
Source Gloss
to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 221 Tenses Aorist, Present, Perfect, Future, Imperfect, Pluperfect Voices Active, Middle, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 140×
Present Active Matt 16:3 · Matt 24:32 · Matt 24:33 · Mark 13:28 · Luke 21:30 · John 8:43 · John 13:12 · John 14:7 · John 14:17 · John 15:18 · Acts 20:34 · 2 Cor 8:9 · Phil 2:22 · Heb 13:23 · 1 John 2:29 · 1 John 4:2 52×
Aorist Active Matt 21:45 · Matt 24:39 · Mark 12:12 · Luke 2:43 · Luke 20:19 · John 7:26 · John 8:27 · John 10:6 · John 12:16 · John 16:3 · John 17:8 · John 17:25 · Acts 17:13 · Rom 3:17 · 1 Cor 2:8 · Heb 3:10 42×
Perfect Active John 6:69 · John 8:52 · 2 Cor 5:16 · 1 John 2:3 · 1 John 3:16 · 1 John 4:16 · John 8:55 · 1 John 2:13 · 1 John 2:14 · 1 Cor 2:8 · 1 Cor 2:11 · 1 John 3:6 · John 5:42 · 1 John 2:4 · John 14:9 · John 17:7 17×
Future Middle Mark 4:13 · John 8:28 · John 8:32 · John 14:20 · 2 Cor 13:6 · John 13:35 · Acts 21:24 · Rev 2:23 · Luke 1:18 · 1 Cor 4:19 · John 7:17 · John 13:7 · 1 John 3:19 13×
Imperfect Active Matt 1:25 · Mark 15:10 · Luke 7:39 · John 2:25 · Luke 18:34 5×
Future Passive Matt 10:26 · Luke 12:2 · 1 Cor 14:7 · 1 Cor 14:9 4×
Pluperfect Active Matt 12:7 · John 14:7 2×
Present Passive Matt 12:33 · Luke 6:44 2×
Aorist Passive Luke 24:35 · Acts 9:24 2×
Perfect Passive 1 Cor 8:3 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 18×
Aorist Active Matt 13:11 · Mark 7:24 · Luke 8:10 · Acts 1:7 · Acts 17:19 · Acts 17:20 · Acts 21:34 · Acts 22:14 · Acts 22:30 · 1 Cor 2:14 · 1 Cor 8:2 · Eph 3:19 · Phil 3:10 · 1 Thess 3:5 · Jas 2:20 15×
Present Active John 2:24 · Phil 1:12 2×
Perfect Active 1 Cor 8:2 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 30×
Aorist Active Matt 12:15 · Matt 16:8 · Matt 22:18 · Matt 26:10 · Mark 8:17 · Mark 15:45 · Luke 12:47 · Luke 12:48 · John 5:6 · John 6:15 · Acts 23:6 · Phil 2:19 · Mark 6:38 · Luke 9:11 · Rom 1:21 · Gal 2:9 18×
Present Active Rom 6:6 · Eph 5:5 · Heb 10:34 · Jas 1:3 · 2 Pet 1:20 · 2 Pet 3:3 · John 7:49 · 1 John 4:6 · Rom 7:1 9×
Present Passive 2 Cor 3:2 1×
Aorist Passive Gal 4:9 1×
Perfect Active 2 John 1:1 1×
Imperative command or strong request 14×
Present Active Matt 24:43 · Mark 13:29 · Luke 10:11 · Luke 12:39 · Luke 21:31 · Gal 3:7 · Matt 9:30 · Acts 2:36 · Jas 5:20 · 2 Tim 3:1 10×
Aorist Active Matt 6:3 · Luke 21:20 · Heb 8:11 3×
Aorist Passive Phil 4:5 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 19×
Aorist Active Mark 5:43 · Mark 9:30 · Luke 19:15 · John 7:51 · John 11:57 · John 14:31 · John 10:38 · John 19:4 · 2 Cor 2:4 · Eph 6:22 · Col 4:8 · 2 Cor 2:9 · Rev 3:3 · Rev 3:9 14×
Present Active John 10:38 · John 17:3 · John 17:23 · 1 John 5:20 4×
Aorist Passive Luke 8:17 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 552 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 258 present 220 future 41 imperfect 18 perfect 14 pluperfect 1
Voice
active 530 middle 20 passive 2
Mood
indicative 282 participle 91 infinitive 74 subjunctive 61 imperative 43 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:24 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 3:10 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 3:3 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 3:8 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 4:19 ποιήσω future active indicative prospective Matthew 5:19 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:32 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:36 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 5:46 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 5:47 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:1 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 6:2 ποιῇς present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 6:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 6:3 ποιοῦντος present active participle participle Matthew 6:3 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:12 ποιῶσιν present active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 7:12 ποιεῖτε present active imperative imperative Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:17 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:18 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 7:19 ποιοῦν present active participle participle Matthew 7:21 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 7:22 ἐποιήσαμεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 7:24 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 7:26 ποιῶν present active participle participle Matthew 8:9 Ποίησον aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 8:9 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 9:28 ποιῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:12 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:16 ποιήσωσιν aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:2 ποιοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing Matthew 12:2 ποιεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 12:3 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:33 ποιήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 12:50 ποιήσῃ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:23 ποιεῖ present active indicative ongoing Matthew 13:26 ἐποίησεν aorist active indicative completed
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
γνῷ τί ποιεῖ is a primary verb - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain