What does σύ · εἴδω mean in the Bible?
σύ · εἴδω is a Greek phrase meaning "you know".
Greek · G4771, G1492
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 phrase meaning "you know".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4771, G1492?
G4771, G1492 is connected to 2,894 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. you know
Source Gloss
you know
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 8 Aligned forms 2894 Case pattern Genitive (1037) Number pattern Plural (1833)
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
Tense
perfect 256 pluperfect 34 future 1
Voice
active 291
Mood
indicative 241 participle 29 infinitive 11 subjunctive 10
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:32 οἶδεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 6:8 οἶδεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 7:11 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 9:4 εἰδὼς perfect active participle participle Matthew 9:6 εἰδῆτε perfect active subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 15:12 Οἶδας perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 20:22 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 20:25 Οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 21:27 οἴδαμεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 22:16 οἴδαμεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 22:29 εἰδότες perfect active participle participle Matthew 24:36 οἶδεν perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 24:42 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 24:43 ᾔδει pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 25:12 οἶδα perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 25:13 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 25:26 ᾔδεις pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 26:2 Οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 26:70 οἶδα perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 26:72 οἶδα perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 26:74 οἶδα perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 27:18 ᾔδει pluperfect active indicative resultant Matthew 27:65 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Matthew 28:5 οἶδα perfect active indicative resultant Mark 1:24 οἶδά perfect active indicative resultant Mark 1:34 ᾔδεισαν pluperfect active indicative resultant Mark 2:10 εἰδῆτε perfect active subjunctive subjunctive Mark 4:13 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Mark 4:27 οἶδεν perfect active indicative resultant Mark 5:33 εἰδυῖα perfect active participle participle Mark 9:6 ᾔδει pluperfect active indicative resultant Mark 10:19 οἶδας perfect active indicative resultant Mark 10:38 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Mark 10:42 Οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Mark 11:33 οἴδαμεν perfect active indicative resultant Mark 12:14 οἴδαμεν perfect active indicative resultant Mark 12:24 εἰδότες perfect active participle participle Mark 13:32 οἶδεν perfect active indicative resultant Mark 13:33 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant Mark 13:35 οἴδατε perfect active indicative resultant
+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)
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