What does χάρις · γνῶσις mean in the Bible?
χάρις · γνῶσις is a Greek phrase meaning "grace and knowledge".
Greek · G5485, G1108
Charis kai gnōsis
Grace · knowledge
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χάριςG5485grace
Pronunciationcháris
Divine favor freely given and unmerited, emphasizing God's gracious kindness rather than human deserving or works.
Open lexicon entry →γνῶσιςG1108knowledge
Pronunciationgnōsis
Knowledge of spiritual truth and God's revelation, distinct from mere intellectual wisdom or practical understanding.
Open lexicon entry →What does charis kai gnōsis (charis / gnōsis) mean in the Bible?
χάρις · γνῶσις is a Greek phrase meaning "grace and knowledge".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5485, G1108?
G5485, G1108 is connected to 155 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. grace and knowledge
Source Gloss
grace and knowledge
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 forms155Case patternNominative (61)Number patternSingular (155)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineLuke 2:40 · Luke 6:32 · Luke 6:33 · Luke 6:34 · John 1:17 · Acts 4:33 · Rom 1:7 · Rom 5:15 · Rom 5:20 · Rom 5:21 · Rom 6:1 · Rom 6:17 · Rom 7:25 · Rom 11:6 · Rom 16:20 · Rom 16:2461×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 4:22 · John 1:14 · John 1:16 · Acts 6:8 · Acts 14:3 · Acts 15:11 · Acts 18:27 · Acts 20:24 · Acts 20:32 · Rom 5:17 · Rom 11:5 · Rom 12:3 · Gal 1:15 · Gal 5:4 · Eph 1:6 · Eph 1:727×
Dative · Singular · FeminineLuke 2:52 · Acts 13:43 · Acts 14:26 · Acts 15:40 · Rom 3:24 · Rom 5:15 · Rom 11:6 · 1 Cor 1:4 · 1 Cor 10:30 · 1 Cor 15:10 · 2 Cor 1:12 · 2 Cor 8:7 · 2 Cor 8:19 · Gal 1:6 · Eph 2:5 · Eph 2:823×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 1:30 · Luke 17:9 · John 1:16 · Acts 2:47 · Acts 7:10 · Acts 7:46 · Acts 11:23 · Acts 24:27 · Acts 25:3 · Acts 25:9 · Rom 1:5 · Rom 4:4 · Rom 4:16 · Rom 5:2 · Rom 6:14 · Rom 6:1544×
Word Origins
charis kai gnōsis is built from this root: