What does γνωστός (gnōstós) mean in the Bible?
γνωστός (gnōstós) is a Greek word meaning "well-known".
Greek · G1110
γνωστός
Well-known
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γνωστός G1110
Pronunciation gnōstós
What does γνωστός (gnōstós) mean in the Bible?
γνωστός (gnōstós) is a Greek word meaning "well-known".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1110?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include known (9), [that] have been known (1), a remarkable (1), advised (1), friends (1).
Where does γνωστός (gnōstós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 2:44. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (10), John (2), Luke (2), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It known 9× John 18:15, John 18:16, Acts 1:19, Acts 2:14
[that] have been known 1× Acts 15:18
a remarkable 1× Acts 4:16
advised 1× Acts 28:28
friends 1× Luke 2:44
knew 1× Luke 23:49
know 1× Acts 28:22
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 2:44 γνωστοῖς to friends Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural Luke 23:49 γνωστοὶ to knew Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural John 18:15 γνωστὸς to known Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular John 18:16 γνωστὸς to known Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 1:19 γνωστὸν to known Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Acts 2:14 γνωστὸν to known Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Acts 4:10 γνωστὸν to known Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Acts 4:16 γνωστὸν to a remarkable Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Acts 9:42 Γνωστὸν to known Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Acts 13:38 Γνωστὸν to known Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 2:44
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 4
Luke 2 John 2 Acts 10 Romans 1
Source forms
γνωστὸν 7x gnōston Acts 1:19, Acts 2:14, Acts 4:10, Acts 4:16
Γνωστὸν 3x Gnōston Acts 9:42, Acts 13:38, Acts 28:28
γνωστὸς 2x gnōstos John 18:15, John 18:16
γνωστὰ 1x gnōsta Acts 15:18
γνωστοὶ 1x gnōstoi Luke 23:49
γνωστοῖς 1x gnōstois Luke 2:44
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 10x Acts 1:19, Acts 2:14, Acts 4:10, Acts 4:16
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x John 18:15, John 18:16
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Acts 15:18
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 2:44
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Luke 23:49
Evidence Summary
Greek word. well-known
Strong's G1110
Lexical occurrences 15 verses Greek text appearances 15 times Word forms 5 forms 15 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
well-known
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
15 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 2:44 Adjective Dative Plural Masculine
γνωστοῖς· gnwstoiv
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Luke 23:49 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
γνωστοὶ gnwstoi
known, an acquaintance
Read verse John 18:15 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
γνωστὸς gnwstov
known, an acquaintance
Read verse John 18:16 Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine
γνωστὸς gnwstov
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Acts 1:19 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
γνωστὸν gnwston
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Acts 2:14 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
γνωστὸν gnwston
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Acts 4:10 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
γνωστὸν gnwston
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Acts 4:16 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
γνωστὸν gnwston
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Acts 9:42 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
γνωστὸν gnwston
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Acts 13:38 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
γνωστὸν gnwston
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Acts 15:18 Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
γνωστὰ gnwsta
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Acts 19:17 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
γνωστὸν gnwston
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Acts 28:22 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
γνωστόν gnwston
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Acts 28:28 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
γνωστὸν gnwston
known, an acquaintance
Read verse Romans 1:19 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
γνωστὸν gnwston
known, an acquaintance
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 5 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 5 Aligned forms 15 Case pattern Nominative (13) Number pattern Singular (12)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Acts 1:19 · Acts 2:14 · Acts 4:10 · Acts 4:16 · Acts 9:42 · Acts 13:38 · Acts 19:17 · Acts 28:22 · Acts 28:28 · Rom 1:19 10×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 18:15 · John 18:16 2×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 23:49 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Luke 2:44 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Acts 15:18 1×
Word Origins
γνωστός is built from this root:
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