Greek · G4771, G1492 · unreviewed

σὺ οἶδας

Thou · to perceive: see

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σύ G4771 thou

Pronunciation sý

Nominative form emphasizes identity or creates contrast; elsewhere often renders Hebrew covenant formulas

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εἴδω G1492 to perceive: see

Pronunciation eídō

Knowledge gained through direct perception or experience, distinct from intellectual understanding.

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What does σὺ οἶδας (sy oidas) mean in the Bible?

σύ · εἴδω is a Greek word meaning "you know".

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Meaning

you know

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:14 · Matt 5:48 · Matt 6:9 · Matt 6:26 · Matt 7:11 · Matt 7:12 · Matt 10:20 · Matt 10:31 · Matt 13:18 · Matt 14:16 · Matt 15:3 · Matt 15:5 · Matt 15:16 · Matt 16:15 · Matt 19:28 236×

Nominative · Singular Matt 2:6 · Matt 3:14 · Matt 6:6 · Matt 6:17 · Matt 11:3 · Matt 11:23 · Matt 14:28 · Matt 16:16 · Matt 16:18 · Matt 26:25 · Matt 26:39 · Matt 26:63 · Matt 26:64 · Matt 26:69 · Matt 26:73 · Matt 27:4 173×

Genitive · Plural Matt 5:11 · Matt 5:12 · Matt 5:16 · Matt 5:20 · Matt 5:37 · Matt 5:44 · Matt 5:45 · Matt 5:47 · Matt 5:48 · Matt 6:1 · Matt 6:8 · Matt 6:14 · Matt 6:15 · Matt 6:25 · Matt 6:26 · Matt 6:27 559×

Genitive · Singular Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 3:14 · Matt 4:6 · Matt 4:7 · Matt 4:10 · Matt 5:23 · Matt 5:24 · Matt 5:25 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 5:33 · Matt 5:36 · Matt 5:40 · Matt 5:42 · Matt 5:43 478×

Dative · Plural Matt 3:7 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:20 · Matt 5:22 · Matt 5:28 · Matt 5:32 · Matt 5:34 · Matt 5:39 · Matt 5:44 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 6:14 · Matt 6:16 · Matt 6:19 · Matt 6:20 607×

Dative · Singular Matt 2:13 · Matt 4:9 · Matt 5:26 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 5:40 · Matt 6:4 · Matt 6:6 · Matt 6:18 · Matt 6:23 · Matt 8:13 · Matt 8:19 · Matt 8:29 · Matt 11:21 · Matt 11:23 · Matt 11:24 215×

Accusative · Plural Matt 3:11 · Matt 4:19 · Matt 5:11 · Matt 5:44 · Matt 5:46 · Matt 6:8 · Matt 6:30 · Matt 7:6 · Matt 7:15 · Matt 7:23 · Matt 10:13 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 10:16 · Matt 10:17 · Matt 10:19 · Matt 10:23 431×

Accusative · Singular Matt 4:6 · Matt 5:25 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 5:39 · Matt 5:41 · Matt 5:42 · Matt 9:22 · Matt 14:28 · Matt 18:8 · Matt 18:9 · Matt 18:15 · Matt 18:33 · Matt 20:13 · Matt 25:21 · Matt 25:23 195×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 291 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

prospective 1 resultant 240 subjunctive 10 infinitive 11 participle 29

Tense

perfect 256 pluperfect 34 future 1

Voice

active 291

Mood

indicative 241 participle 29 infinitive 11 subjunctive 10

NT 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 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness John 7 — The Feast, the Divided Crowd, and the Living Water of Jesus Luke 23 — The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 9 — Authority to Forgive, Mercy for Sinners, and Compassion for the Harvest

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

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