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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)
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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 44 times in 40 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:16 - “By their fruit you will recognize them [that is, by their contrived doctrine and self-focus]. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:20 - “Therefore, by their fruit you will recognize them [as false prophets].

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:27 - “All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one fully knows and accurately understands the Son except the Father; and no one fully knows and accurately understands the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son [deliberately] wills to reveal Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:35 - And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent word throughout all the surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - but I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not recognize him, but did to him as they wished. The Son of Man is also going to suffer at their hands.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:8 - Immediately Jesus, being fully aware [of their hostility] and knowing in His spirit that they were thinking this, said to them, “Why are you debating and arguing about these things in your hearts?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:30 - Immediately Jesus, recognizing in Himself that power had gone out from Him, turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched My clothes?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:33 - Many [people] saw them leaving, and recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the [surrounding] cities, and got there ahead of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:54 - They got out of the boat and immediately people recognized Him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:4 - so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been [fn]taught [that is, the history and doctrine of the faith].

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:22 - But when he did come out, he was unable to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs to them, and remained mute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:22 - But Jesus, knowing their [hostile] thoughts, answered them, “Why are you questioning [these things] in your hearts?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37 - Now there was a woman in the city who was [known as] a [fn]sinner; and [fn]when she found out that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:7 - And when he learned that He belonged to the jurisdiction of [fn]Herod [Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee], he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:16 - But their eyes were [miraculously] prevented from recognizing Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:31 - Then their eyes were [suddenly] opened [by God] and they [clearly] recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:10 - and they recognized him as the very man who usually sat begging for coins at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement and were mystified at what had happened to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:13 -

Now when the men of the Sanhedrin (Jewish High Court) saw the confidence and boldness of Peter and John, and grasped the fact that they were [fn]uneducated and untrained [ordinary] men, they were astounded, and began to recognize that they had been with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:30 - When the brothers found out [about the plot], they brought him down to [fn]Caesarea [Maritima] and sent him off to Tarsus [his home town].

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:14 - Recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she failed to open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gateway.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:34 - But when they realized that he was a Jew, a single outcry went up from the crowd as they shouted for about two hours, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:24 - the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, stating that he was to be [fn]interrogated with a whip in order to learn why the people were shouting against him that way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:29 - So those who were about to interrogate him by torture immediately let him go; and the commander was also afraid when he realized that Paul was a Roman and he had put him in chains.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:28 -

And wanting to know the exact charge which they were making against him, I brought him down to their Council (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court);

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:8 - and ordered his accusers to come before you.] By interrogating him yourself concerning all these matters you will be able to determine [the truth about] these things with which we charge him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:11 - As you can easily verify, it has been no more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:39 -

When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, and they decided to run the ship ashore there if they could.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:1 -

After we were safe [on land], we found out that the island was called [fn]Malta.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:32 - Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:12 - For now [in this time of imperfection] we see in a mirror dimly [a blurred reflection, a riddle, an enigma], but then [when the time of perfection comes we will see reality] face to face. Now I know in part [just in fragments], but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known [by God].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:37 -

If anyone thinks and claims that he is a prophet [a true spokesman for God] or spiritually astute [filled with and energized by the Holy Spirit], let him recognize that the things which I write to you are the Lord’s commandment.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:18 - They have refreshed my spirit as well as yours. So fully acknowledge such men and deeply appreciate them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:13 - For we write you nothing other than what you read and understand [there is no double meaning in what we say]. And I hope you will [accurately] understand [divine things] until the end;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:14 - just as you have [already] partially understood us, [and one day will recognize] that you can be proud of us just as we are of you, in the day of our Lord Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:9 - as unknown [to the world], yet well-known [by God and His people]; as dying, yet we live; as punished, yet not killed;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:5 -

Test and evaluate yourselves to see whether you are in the faith and living your lives as [committed] believers. Examine yourselves [not me]! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves [by an ongoing experience] that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test and are rejected as counterfeit?

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:6 - which has come to you. Indeed, just as in the whole world the gospel is constantly bearing fruit and spreading [by God’s power], just as it has been doing among you ever since the day you first heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth [becoming thoroughly and deeply acquainted with it].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:3 - who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from [certain kinds of] foods which God has created to be gratefully shared by those who believe and have [a clear] knowledge of the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:21 - For it would have been better for them not to have [personally] known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to have turned back from the holy commandment [verbally] handed on to them.
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