What does εὐθύς · ἐπιγινώσκω mean in the Bible?
εὐθύς · ἐπιγινώσκω is a Greek phrase meaning "immediately perceiving or knowing fully".
Greek · G2117, G1921
εὐθὺς ἐπιγνοὺς
Straight · to come to know
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εὐθύςG2117Straight
Pronunciationeuthýs
Straight path or immediate action; morally denotes righteousness or directness of heart and intention.
Open lexicon entry →ἐπιγινώσκωG1921to come to know
Pronunciationepiginṓskō
Intensive knowledge involving personal recognition or discovery of what was previously unknown or obscure.
Open lexicon entry →What does εὐθὺς ἐπιγνοὺς (euthys epignous) mean in the Bible?
εὐθύς · ἐπιγινώσκω is a Greek phrase meaning "immediately perceiving or knowing fully".
Full entry for εὐθὺς ἐπιγνοὺς (G2117, G1921) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2117, G1921?
G2117, G1921 is connected to 59 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. immediately perceiving or knowing fully
Source Gloss
immediately perceiving or knowing fully
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms59Case patternNominative (52)Number patternSingular (55)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 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 1:4351×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineActs 8:211×
Accusative · Plural · FeminineMatt 3:3 · Mark 1:3 · Luke 3:4 · Acts 13:104×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 3:5 · Acts 9:11 · 2 Pet 2:153×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 44 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist27present8future4imperfect3perfect2
Voice
active38middle4passive2
Mood
indicative20participle15infinitive5imperative2subjunctive2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 7:16ἐπιγνώσεσθεfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 7:20ἐπιγνώσεσθεfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 11:27ἐπιγινώσκειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 11:27ἐπιγινώσκειpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 14:35ἐπιγνόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 17:12ἐπέγνωσανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 2:8ἐπιγνοὺςaorist active participleparticipleMark 5:30ἐπιγνοὺςaorist active participleparticipleMark 6:33ἐπέγνωσανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 6:54ἐπιγνόντεςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 1:22ἐπέγνωσανaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 1:4ἐπιγνῷςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 5:22ἐπιγνοὺςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 7:37ἐπιγνοῦσαaorist active participleparticipleLuke 23:7ἐπιγνοὺςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 24:16ἐπιγνῶναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 24:31ἐπέγνωσανaorist active indicativecompletedActs 3:10ἐπεγίνωσκονimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 4:13ἐπεγίνωσκόνimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 9:30ἐπιγνόντεςaorist active participleparticipleActs 12:14ἐπιγνοῦσαaorist active participleparticipleActs 19:34ἐπιγνόντεςaorist active participleparticipleActs 22:24ἐπιγνῷaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveActs 22:29ἐπιγνοὺςaorist active participleparticipleActs 23:28ἐπιγνῶναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 24:11ἐπιγνῶναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 24:8ἐπιγνῶναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveActs 25:10ἐπιγινώσκειςpresent active indicativeongoingActs 27:39ἐπεγίνωσκονimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 28:1ἐπέγνωμενaorist active indicativecompletedRomans 1:32ἐπιγνόντεςaorist active participleparticiple1 Corinthians 13:12ἐπιγνώσομαιfuture middle indicativeprospective1 Corinthians 13:12ἐπεγνώσθηνaorist passive indicativecompleted1 Corinthians 14:37ἐπιγινωσκέτωpresent active imperativeimperative1 Corinthians 16:18ἐπιγινώσκετεpresent active imperativeimperative2 Corinthians 1:13ἐπιγινώσκετεpresent active indicativeongoing2 Corinthians 1:13ἐπιγνώσεσθεfuture middle indicativeprospective2 Corinthians 1:14ἐπέγνωτεaorist active indicativecompleted2 Corinthians 6:9ἐπιγινωσκόμενοιpresent passive participleparticiple2 Corinthians 13:5ἐπιγινώσκετεpresent active indicativeongoing+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 Origins
εὐθὺς ἐπιγνοὺς is built from these roots: