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Lexicon :: Strong's G1108 - gnōsis

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γνῶσις
Transliteration
gnōsis (Key)
Pronunciation
gno'-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:689,119

Trench's Synonyms: lxxv. σοφία, φρόνησις, γνῶσις, ἐπίγνωσις.

Strong’s Definitions

γνῶσις gnōsis, gno'-sis; from G1097; knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication) knowledge:—knowledge, science.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's G1108 in the following manner: knowledge (28x), science (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's G1108 in the following manner: knowledge (28x), science (1x).

  1. knowledge signifies in general intelligence, understanding

    1. the general knowledge of Christian religion

    2. the deeper more perfect and enlarged knowledge of this religion, such as belongs to the more advanced

    3. esp. of things lawful and unlawful for Christians

    4. moral wisdom, such as is seen in right living

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
γνῶσις gnōsis, gno'-sis; from G1097; knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication) knowledge:—knowledge, science.
STRONGS G1108:
γνῶσις, -εως, ἡ, (γινώσκω), [from Thucydides down], knowledge: with the genitive of the object, σωτηρίας, Luke 1:77; τοῦ θεοῦ, the knowledge of God, such as is offered in the gospel, 2 Corinthians 2:14, especially in Paul's exposition of it, 2 Corinthians 10:5; τῆς δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ Χριστοῦ, 2 Corinthians 4:6; Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, of Christ as a saviour, Philippians 3:8; 2 Peter 3:18; with subjunctive genitive τοῦ θεοῦ, the knowledge of things which belongs to God, Romans 11:33. γνῶσις, by itself, signifies in general intelligence, understanding: Ephesians 3:19; the general knowledge of the Christian religion, Romans 15:14; 1 Corinthians 1:5; the deeper, more perfect and enlarged knowledge of this religion, such as belongs to the more advanced, 1 Corinthians 12:8; 1 Corinthians 13:2, 8; 1 Corinthians 14:6; 2 Corinthians 6:6; 2 Corinthians 8:7; 2 Corinthians 11:6; especially of things lawful and unlawful for Christians, 1 Corinthians 8:1, 7, 10f; the higher knowledge of Christian and divine things which false teachers boast of, ψευδώνυμος γνῶσις, 1 Timothy 6:20 [cf. Holtzmann, Pastoralbriefe, p. 132f]; moral wisdom, such as is seen in right living, 2 Peter 1:5; and in contact with others: κατὰ γνῶσιν, wisely, 1 Peter 3:7. objective knowledge: what is known concerning divine things and human duties, Romans 2:20; Colossians 2:3; concerning salvation through Christ, Luke 11:52. Where γνῶσις and σοφία are used together the former seems to be knowledge regarded by itself, the latter wisdom as exhibited in action: Romans 11:33; 1 Corinthians 12:8; Colossians 2:3.
["γν. is simply intuitive, σοφ. is ratiocinative also; γν. applies chiefly to the apprehension of truths, σοφ. superadds the power of reasoning about them and tracing their relations." Bp. Lightfoot on Colossians, the passage cited. To much the same effect Fritzsche (on Romans, the passage cited), "γν. perspicientia veri, σοφ. sapientia aut mentis sollertia, quæ cognita intellectaque veritate utatur, ut res efficiendas efficiat." Meyer (on 1 Corinthians, the passage cited) nearly reverses Lightfoot's distinction; elsewhere, however (e. g. on Colossians, the passage cited, cf. 9), he and others regard σοφ. merely as the more general, γν. as the more restricted and special term. Cf. Lightfoot as above; Trench, § lxxv.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Luke
1:77; 11:52
Romans
2:20; 11:33; 11:33; 15:14
1 Corinthians
1:5; 8:1; 8:7; 8:10; 12:8; 12:8; 13:2; 13:8; 14:6
2 Corinthians
2:14; 4:6; 6:6; 8:7; 10:5; 11:6
Ephesians
3:19
Philippians
3:8
Colossians
2:3; 2:3
1 Timothy
6:20
1 Peter
3:7
2 Peter
1:5; 3:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1108 matches the Greek γνῶσις (gnōsis),
which occurs 29 times in 28 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:77

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:77 - to give knowledge of salvation to his people
in the forgiveness of their sins,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:52 - Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:20 - an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:33 - Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:14 - I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers,[fn] that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:5 - that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge—

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:1 - Now concerning[fn] food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:7 - However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:10 - For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating[fn] in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged,[fn] if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 8:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 8:11 - And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:8 - For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:2 - And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:8 - Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:6 - Now, brothers,[fn] if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:14 - But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:6 - For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:6 - by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:7 - But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you[fn]—see that you excel in this act of grace also.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:5 - We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:6 - Even if I am unskilled in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; indeed, in every way we have made this plain to you in all things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:19 - and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:8 - Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:3 - in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:20 - O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:7 - Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you[fn] of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:5 - For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue,[fn] and virtue with knowledge,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:6 - and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 3:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 3:18 - But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
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