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εὐθὺς ἐπιγνοὺς

Straight · to come to know

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εὐθύς G2117 Straight
Pronunciation euthýs
Straight path or immediate action; morally denotes righteousness or directness of heart and intention.
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ἐπιγινώσκω G1921 to come to know
Pronunciation epiginṓskō
Intensive knowledge involving personal recognition or discovery of what was previously unknown or obscure.
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What does εὐθὺς ἐπιγνοὺς (euthys epignous) mean in the Bible?

εὐθύς · ἐπιγινώσκω is a Greek word meaning "immediately perceiving or knowing fully".

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Meaning

immediately perceiving or knowing fully
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:16 · Matt 13:20 · Matt 13:21 · Matt 14:27 · Matt 21:3 · Mark 1:10 · Mark 1:12 · Mark 1:18 · Mark 1:20 · Mark 1:21 · Mark 1:23 · Mark 1:28 · Mark 1:29 · Mark 1:30 · Mark 1:42 · Mark 1:43 51×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 8:21 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 3:3 · Mark 1:3 · Luke 3:4 · Acts 13:10 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 3:5 · Acts 9:11 · 2 Pet 2:15 3×
59 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 44 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 8 ongoing 5 prospective 4 imperative 2 background 3 subjunctive 2 infinitive 5 participle 15
Tense
aorist 27 present 8 future 4 imperfect 3 perfect 2
Voice
active 38 middle 4 passive 2
Mood
indicative 20 participle 15 infinitive 5 imperative 2 subjunctive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:16 ἐπιγνώσεσθε future middle indicative prospective Matthew 7:20 ἐπιγνώσεσθε future middle indicative prospective Matthew 11:27 ἐπιγινώσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 11:27 ἐπιγινώσκει present active indicative ongoing Matthew 14:35 ἐπιγνόντες aorist active participle participle Matthew 17:12 ἐπέγνωσαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 2:8 ἐπιγνοὺς aorist active participle participle Mark 5:30 ἐπιγνοὺς aorist active participle participle Mark 6:33 ἐπέγνωσαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 6:54 ἐπιγνόντες aorist active participle participle Luke 1:22 ἐπέγνωσαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 1:4 ἐπιγνῷς aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 5:22 ἐπιγνοὺς aorist active participle participle Luke 7:37 ἐπιγνοῦσα aorist active participle participle Luke 23:7 ἐπιγνοὺς aorist active participle participle Luke 24:16 ἐπιγνῶναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 24:31 ἐπέγνωσαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 3:10 ἐπεγίνωσκον imperfect active indicative background Acts 4:13 ἐπεγίνωσκόν imperfect active indicative background Acts 9:30 ἐπιγνόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 12:14 ἐπιγνοῦσα aorist active participle participle Acts 19:34 ἐπιγνόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 22:24 ἐπιγνῷ aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Acts 22:29 ἐπιγνοὺς aorist active participle participle Acts 23:28 ἐπιγνῶναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 24:11 ἐπιγνῶναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 24:8 ἐπιγνῶναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Acts 25:10 ἐπιγινώσκεις present active indicative ongoing Acts 27:39 ἐπεγίνωσκον imperfect active indicative background Acts 28:1 ἐπέγνωμεν aorist active indicative completed Romans 1:32 ἐπιγνόντες aorist active participle participle 1 Corinthians 13:12 ἐπιγνώσομαι future middle indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 13:12 ἐπεγνώσθην aorist passive indicative completed 1 Corinthians 14:37 ἐπιγινωσκέτω present active imperative imperative 1 Corinthians 16:18 ἐπιγινώσκετε present active imperative imperative 2 Corinthians 1:13 ἐπιγινώσκετε present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 1:13 ἐπιγνώσεσθε future middle indicative prospective 2 Corinthians 1:14 ἐπέγνωτε aorist active indicative completed 2 Corinthians 6:9 ἐπιγινωσκόμενοι present passive participle participle 2 Corinthians 13:5 ἐπιγινώσκετε present active indicative ongoing +4 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.

Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 1 — The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority Mark 2 — The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

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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