What does εἴδω · κύριος · εἰμί mean in the Bible?
εἴδω · κύριος · εἰμί is a Greek phrase meaning "knowing that it was the Lord".
Greek · G1492, G2962, G1510
εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ κύριός ἐστιν
To perceive: see · lord: God · I exist (used only when emphatic)
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
εἴδωG1492to perceive: see
Pronunciationeídō
Knowledge gained through direct perception or experience, distinct from intellectual understanding.
Open lexicon entry →κύριοςG2962lord: God
Pronunciationkýrios
One who possesses ultimate authority; in NT, distinctively applied to the risen Jesus Christ alongside God.
Open lexicon entry →εἰμίG1510I exist (used only when emphatic)
Pronunciationeimí
Open lexicon entry →What does εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ κύριός ἐστιν (eidotes hoti ho kyrios estin) mean in the Bible?
εἴδω · κύριος · εἰμί is a Greek phrase meaning "knowing that it was the Lord".
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Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. knowing that it was the Lord
Strong'sG1492, G2962, G1510
Lexical occurrences0 versesSource Gloss
knowing that it was the Lord
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 291 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect256pluperfect34future1
Voice
active291
Mood
indicative241participle29infinitive11subjunctive10
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:32οἶδενperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 6:8οἶδενperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 7:11οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 9:4εἰδὼςperfect active participleparticipleMatthew 9:6εἰδῆτεperfect active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 15:12Οἶδαςperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 20:22οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 20:25Οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 21:27οἴδαμενperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 22:16οἴδαμενperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 22:29εἰδότεςperfect active participleparticipleMatthew 24:36οἶδενperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 24:42οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 24:43ᾔδειpluperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 25:12οἶδαperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 25:13οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 25:26ᾔδειςpluperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 26:2Οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 26:70οἶδαperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 26:72οἶδαperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 26:74οἶδαperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 27:18ᾔδειpluperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 27:65οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 28:5οἶδαperfect active indicativeresultantMark 1:24οἶδάperfect active indicativeresultantMark 1:34ᾔδεισανpluperfect active indicativeresultantMark 2:10εἰδῆτεperfect active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 4:13οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultantMark 4:27οἶδενperfect active indicativeresultantMark 5:33εἰδυῖαperfect active participleparticipleMark 9:6ᾔδειpluperfect active indicativeresultantMark 10:19οἶδαςperfect active indicativeresultantMark 10:38οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultantMark 10:42Οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultantMark 11:33οἴδαμενperfect active indicativeresultantMark 12:14οἴδαμενperfect active indicativeresultantMark 12:24εἰδότεςperfect active participleparticipleMark 13:32οἶδενperfect active indicativeresultantMark 13:33οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultantMark 13:35οἴδατεperfect active indicativeresultant+251 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 Origins
εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ κύριός ἐστιν is a primary verb - no further derivation.