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γνώσεως / γνῶναι

Knowledge · to know

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γνῶσις G1108 knowledge
Pronunciation gnōsis
Knowledge of spiritual truth and God's revelation, distinct from mere intellectual wisdom or practical understanding.
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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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What does γνώσεως / γνῶναι (gnōseōs / gnōnai) mean in the Bible?

γνῶσις · γινώσκω is a Greek word meaning "knowledge, to know".

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Meaning

knowledge, to know
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 8:1 · 1 Cor 8:7 · 1 Cor 13:8 3×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 11:52 · Rom 2:20 · Rom 11:33 · Rom 15:14 · 1 Cor 12:8 · 2 Cor 2:14 · 2 Cor 4:6 · 2 Cor 10:5 · Eph 3:19 · Phil 3:8 · Col 2:3 · 1 Tim 6:20 12×
Dative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 1:5 · 1 Cor 8:11 · 1 Cor 14:6 · 2 Cor 6:6 · 2 Cor 8:7 · 2 Cor 11:6 · 2 Pet 1:6 · 2 Pet 3:18 8×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 1:77 · 1 Cor 8:1 · 1 Cor 8:10 · 1 Cor 13:2 · 1 Pet 3:7 · 2 Pet 1:5 6×
29 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 219 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 44 ongoing 54 prospective 17 resultant 19 imperative 14 background 5 subjunctive 19 infinitive 18 participle 29
Tense
aorist 97 present 79 perfect 19 future 17 imperfect 5 pluperfect 2
Voice
active 194 middle 13 passive 12
Mood
indicative 139 participle 29 subjunctive 19 infinitive 18 imperative 14
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:25 ἐγίνωσκεν imperfect active indicative background Matthew 6:3 γνώτω aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 7:23 ἔγνων aorist active indicative completed Matthew 9:30 γινωσκέτω present active imperative imperative Matthew 10:26 γνωσθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Matthew 12:15 γνοὺς aorist active participle participle Matthew 12:33 γινώσκεται present passive indicative ongoing Matthew 12:7 ἐγνώκειτε pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 13:11 γνῶναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 16:3 γινώσκετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 16:8 γνοὺς aorist active participle participle Matthew 21:45 ἔγνωσαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:18 γνοὺς aorist active participle participle Matthew 24:32 γινώσκετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 24:33 γινώσκετε present active indicative ongoing Matthew 24:39 ἔγνωσαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 24:43 γινώσκετε present active imperative imperative Matthew 24:50 γινώσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 25:24 ἔγνων aorist active indicative completed Matthew 26:10 γνοὺς aorist active participle participle Mark 4:13 γνώσεσθε future middle indicative prospective Mark 5:29 ἔγνω aorist active indicative completed Mark 5:43 γνοῖ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 6:38 γνόντες aorist active participle participle Mark 7:24 γνῶναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Mark 8:17 γνοὺς aorist active participle participle Mark 9:30 γνοῖ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 12:12 ἔγνωσαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 13:28 γινώσκετε present active indicative ongoing Mark 13:29 γινώσκετε present active imperative imperative Mark 15:10 ἐγίνωσκεν imperfect active indicative background Mark 15:45 γνοὺς aorist active participle participle Luke 1:18 γνώσομαι future middle indicative prospective Luke 1:34 γινώσκω present active indicative ongoing Luke 2:43 ἔγνωσαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 6:44 γινώσκεται present passive indicative ongoing Luke 7:39 ἐγίνωσκεν imperfect active indicative background Luke 8:10 γνῶναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 8:17 γνωσθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 8:46 ἔγνων aorist active indicative completed +179 more occurrences

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 Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love 1 Corinthians 8 — Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Acts 8 — The Scattered Church Carries Christ Beyond Jerusalem Colossians 2 — Fullness in Christ and Freedom from Christ-Plus Religion John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 2 — The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Romans 11 — The Remnant, the Grafted Gentiles, and the Mercy of God Toward Israel Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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