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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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 phrase meaning "immediately perceiving or knowing fully".
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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 patterns 4 Aligned forms 59 Case pattern Nominative (52) Number pattern Singular (55)
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×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 44 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
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 Origins
εὐθὺς ἐπιγνοὺς is built from these roots:
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