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Lexicon :: Strong's G1921 - epiginōskō

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ἐπιγινώσκω
Transliteration
epiginōskō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ig-in-oce'-ko
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
44x in 22 unique form(s)
TR
42x in 22 unique form(s)
LXX
92x in 25 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:689,119

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιγινώσκω epiginṓskō, ep-ig-in-oce'-ko; from G1909 and G1097; to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge:—(ac-, have, take)know(-ledge, well), perceive.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's G1921 in the following manner: know (30x), acknowledge (5x), perceive (3x), take knowledge of (2x), have knowledge of (1x), know well (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x
The KJV translates Strong's G1921 in the following manner: know (30x), acknowledge (5x), perceive (3x), take knowledge of (2x), have knowledge of (1x), know well (1x).
  1. to become thoroughly acquainted with, to know thoroughly

    1. to know accurately, know well

  2. to know

    1. to recognise

      1. by sight, hearing, of certain signs, to perceive who a person is

    2. to know i.e. to perceive

    3. to know i.e. to find out, ascertain

    4. to know i.e. to understand

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιγινώσκω epiginṓskō, ep-ig-in-oce'-ko; from G1909 and G1097; to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge:—(ac-, have, take)know(-ledge, well), perceive.
STRONGS G1921:
ἐπιγινώσκω; (imperfect ἐπεγίνωσκον); future ἐπιγνώσομαι; 2 aorist ἐπέγνων; perfect ἐπέγνωκα; (passive, present ἐπιγνώσκομαι; 1 aorist ἐπεγνώσθην); ἐπί denotes mental direction toward, application to, that which is known); in the Sept. chiefly for יָדַע and נִכַּר, הִכִּיר;
1. to become thoroughly acquainted with, to know thoroughly; to know accurately, know well (see references under the word ἐπίγνωσις, at the beginning): 1 Corinthians 13:12 (where γινώσκω ἐκ μέρους and ἐπιγινώσκω, i. e. to know thoroughly, know well, divine things, are contrasted (Winer's Grammar, § 39, 3 N. 2)); with an accusative of the thing, Luke 1:4; 2 Corinthians 1:13; τήν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ, Colossians 1:6; τήν ἀλήθειαν, 1 Timothy 4:3; τήν ὁδόν τῆς δικαιοσύνης, 2 Peter 2:21 (cf. Buttmann, 305 (262)); τό δικαίωμα τοῦ Θεοῦ, Romans 1:32; τί followed by ὅτι (by the familiar attraction (Winers Grammar, 626 (581); Buttmann, 376 (322); some bring this example under 2 a. in the sense of acknowledge)), 1 Corinthians 14:37; τινα, one's character, will, deeds, deserts, etc., 1 Corinthians 16:18; 2 Corinthians 1:14; (passive opposed to ἀγνωύμενοι, 2 Corinthians 6:9); τινα ἀπό τίνος (the genitive of a thing), Matthew 7:16, 20 (Lachmann ἐκ) ("a Gallicis armis atque insignibus cognoscere," for the more common ex, Caesar b. g. 1, 22, 2 (cf. Buttmann, 324 (278f); Winer's Grammar, 372 (348))); by attraction τινα, ὅτι etc. 2 Corinthians 13:5; ἐπιγινώσκει τόν υἱόν, τόν πατέρα, Matthew 11:27.
2. universally, to know;
a. to recognize: τινα, i. e. by sight, hearing, or certain signs, to perceive who a person is, Matthew 14:35; Mark 6:54; Luke 24:16, 31; Mark 6:33 (R T, but G WH marginal reading without the accusative); by attraction, τινα, ὅτι, Acts 3:10; Acts 4:13; τινα, his rank and authority, Matthew 17:12; with the accusative of the thing, to recognize a thing to be what it really is: τήν φωνήν τοῦ Πέτρου, Acts 12:14 τήν γῆν, Acts 27:39.
b. to know equivalent to to perceive: τί, Luke 5:22; ἐν ἑαυτῷ, followed by the accusative of the thing with a participle (Buttmann, 301 (258)), Mark 5:30; followed by ὅτι, Luke 1:22; τῷ πνεύματι followed by ὅτι, Mark 2:8.
c. to know i. e. to find out, ascertain: namely, αὐτό, Acts 9:30; followed by ὅτι, Luke 7:37; Luke 23:7; Acts 19:34; Acts 22:29; Acts 24:11 L T Tr WH; Acts 28:1; τί, followed by an indirect question, Acts 23:28 L T Tr WH; (δι' ἥν αἰτίαν, etc. Acts 22:24); παρά τίνος (the genitive of person) περί τίνος (the genitive of thing), Acts 24:8.
d. to know i. e. to understand: Acts 25:10. (From Homer down.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
7:16; 7:20; 11:27; 14:35; 17:12
Mark
2:8; 5:30; 6:33; 6:54
Luke
1:4; 1:22; 5:22; 7:37; 23:7; 24:16; 24:31
Acts
3:10; 4:13; 9:30; 12:14; 19:34; 22:24; 22:29; 23:28; 24:8; 24:11; 25:10; 27:39; 28:1
Romans
1:32
1 Corinthians
13:12; 14:37; 16:18
2 Corinthians
1:13; 1:14; 6:9; 13:5
Colossians
1:6
1 Timothy
4:3
2 Peter
2:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1921 matches the Greek ἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō),
which occurs 92 times in 90 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 27:23–Eze 6:10)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:23 -

He did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:32 -

“If you find your gods with anyone here, he will not live! Before our relatives, point out anything that is yours and take it.” Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen the idols.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:32 -

They sent the long-sleeved robe to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it. Is it your son’s robe or not? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:33 -

His father recognized it. “It is my son’s robe,” he said. “A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has been torn to pieces! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:15 -

When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, for she had covered her face.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:25 -

As she was being brought out, she sent her father-in-law this message: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.” And she added, “Examine them. Whose signet ring, cord, and staff are these? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:26 -

Judah recognized them and said, “She is more in the right[fn] than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not know her intimately again.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:31 -

“The abundance in the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows it, for the famine will be very severe.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 -

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke harshly to them.

“Where do you come from? ” he asked.

“From the land of Canaan to buy food,” they replied.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:8 -

Although Joseph recognized his brothers, they did not recognize him.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:17 -

“Do not show partiality when deciding a case; listen to small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 -

“Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 -

“He must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the neglected wife, by giving him two shares[fn][fn] of his estate, for he is the firstfruits of his virility; he has the rights of the firstborn.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:9 -

He said about his father and mother,

“I do not regard them.”

He disregarded his brothers

and didn’t acknowledge his sons,

for they kept your word

and maintained your covenant.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:3 -

While they were near Micah’s home, they recognized the accent of the young Levite. So they went over to him and asked, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is keeping you here? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:10 -

She fell facedown, bowed to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor with you, so that you notice me, although I am a foreigner? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:19 -

Her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you gather barley today, and where did you work? May the LORD bless the man who noticed you.”

Ruth told her mother-in-law whom she had worked with and said, “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:14 -

So she lay down at his feet until morning but got up while it was still dark.[fn] Then Boaz said, “Don’t let it be known that a[fn] woman came to the threshing floor.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:18 -

Naomi said, “My daughter, wait until you find out how things go, for he won’t rest unless he resolves this today.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:17 -

Saul recognized David’s voice and asked, “Is that your voice, my son David? ”

“It is my voice, my lord and king,” David said.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:7 -

“Now get up! Go out and encourage[fn] your soldiers, for I swear by the LORD that if you don’t go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the trouble that has come to you from your youth until now! ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:41 -

He quickly removed the bandage from his eyes. The king of Israel recognized that he was one of the prophets.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:13 -

The people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shouting from that of the[fn] weeping, because the people were shouting so loudly. And the sound was heard far away.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:12 -

I realized that God had not sent him, because of the prophecy he spoke against me. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:24 -

Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples but could not speak Hebrew.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:5 -

When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him homage, he was filled with rage.

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 -

When Mordecai learned all that had occurred, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, went into the middle of the city, and cried loudly and bitterly.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:12 -

When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:16 -

A figure stood there,

but I could not recognize its appearance;

a form loomed before my eyes.

I heard a whispering voice:

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:17 -

The wadis evaporate in warm weather;

they disappear from their channels in hot weather.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:10 -

He will never return to his house;

his hometown will no longer remember[fn] him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:13 -

The wicked are those who rebel against the light.

They do not recognize its ways

or stay on its paths.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:16 -

In the dark they break[fn] into houses;

by day they lock themselves in,[fn]

never experiencing the light.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:17 -

For the morning is like darkness to them.

Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness!

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:27 -

because they turned aside from following him

and did not understand any of his ways

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:16 -

when the wind passes over it, it vanishes,

and its place is no longer known.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:4 -

Look to the right and see:[fn]

no one stands up for me;

there is no refuge for me;

no one cares about me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 -

The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way,

but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:23 -

These sayings also belong to the wise:

It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:23 -

Know well the condition of your flock,

and pay attention to your herds,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:18 -

Three things are too wondrous for me;

four I can’t understand:

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:9 -

Their descendants will be known among the nations,

and their posterity among the peoples.

All who see them will recognize

that they are a people the LORD has blessed.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:16 -

Yet you are our Father,

even though Abraham does not know us

and Israel doesn’t recognize us.

You, LORD, are our Father;

your name is Our Redeemer

from Ancient Times.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:22 -

“For my people are fools;

they do not know me.

They are foolish children,

without understanding.

They are skilled in doing what is evil,

but they do not know how to do what is good.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:5 -

I will go to the powerful

and speak to them.

Surely they know the way of the LORD,

the justice of their God.

However, these also had broken the yoke

and torn off the chains.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:5 -

“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Like these good figs, so I regard as good the exiles from Judah I sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:8 -

Now they appear darker than soot;

they are not recognized in the streets.

Their skin has shriveled on their bones;

it has become dry like wood.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:13 -

“When my anger is spent and I have vented my wrath on them, I will be appeased. Then after I have spent my wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, have spoken in my jealousy.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:7 -

“The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:10 -

“And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not threaten to bring this disaster on them without a reason.


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