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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 42 times in 38 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:16 - ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε G1921 αὐτούς μήτι συλλέγουσιν ἀπὸ ἀκανθῶν σταφυλὰς ἢ ἀπὸ τριβόλων σῦκα

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:20 - ἄρα γε ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε G1921 αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:27 - πάντα μοι παρεδόθη ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπιγινώσκει G1921 τὸν υἱὸν εἰ μὴ ὁ πατήρ οὐδὲ τὸν πατέρα τις ἐπιγινώσκει G1921 εἰ μὴ ὁ υἱὸς καὶ ᾧ ἐὰν βούληται ὁ υἱὸς ἀποκαλύψαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:35 - καὶ ἐπιγνόντες G1921 αὐτὸν οἱ ἄνδρες τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου ἀπέστειλαν εἰς ὅλην τὴν περίχωρον ἐκείνην καὶ προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι Ἠλίας ἤδη ἦλθεν καὶ οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν G1921 αὐτὸν ἀλλὰ ἐποίησαν ἐν αὐτῷ ὅσα ἠθέλησαν οὕτως καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μέλλει πάσχειν ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 2:8 - καὶ εὐθὺς ἐπιγνοὺς G1921 ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ πνεύματι αὐτοῦ ὅτι οὕτως διαλογίζονται ἐν ἑαυτοῖς λέγει αὐτοῖς τί ταῦτα διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:30 - καὶ εὐθὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐπιγνοὺς G1921 ἐν ἑαυτῷ τὴν ἐξ αὐτοῦ δύναμιν ἐξελθοῦσαν ἐπιστραφεὶς ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ἔλεγεν τίς μου ἥψατο τῶν ἱματίων

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:33 - καὶ εἶδον αὐτοὺς ὑπάγοντας καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν G1921 πολλοί καὶ πεζῇ ἀπὸ πασῶν τῶν πόλεων συνέδραμον ἐκεῖ καὶ προῆλθον αὐτούς

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:54

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:54 - καὶ ἐξελθόντων αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου εὐθὺς ἐπιγνόντες G1921 αὐτὸν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:4 - ἵνα ἐπιγνῷς G1921 περὶ ὧν κατηχήθης λόγων τὴν ἀσφάλειαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:22 - ἐξελθὼν δὲ οὐκ ἐδύνατο λαλῆσαι αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν G1921 ὅτι ὀπτασίαν ἑώρακεν ἐν τῷ ναῷ καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διανεύων αὐτοῖς καὶ διέμενεν κωφός

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:22 - ἐπιγνοὺς G1921 δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς διαλογισμοὺς αὐτῶν ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς τί διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:37 - καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ ἥτις ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἁμαρτωλός καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα G1921 ὅτι κατάκειται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ τοῦ Φαρισαίου κομίσασα ἀλάβαστρον μύρου

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:7 - καὶ ἐπιγνοὺς G1921 ὅτι ἐκ τῆς ἐξουσίας Ἡρῴδου ἐστὶν ἀνέπεμψεν αὐτὸν πρὸς Ἡρῴδην ὄντα καὶ αὐτὸν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐν ταύταις ταῖς ἡμέραις

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:16 - οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι G1921 αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:31 - αὐτῶν δὲ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν G1921 αὐτόν καὶ αὐτὸς ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:10 - ἐπεγίνωσκον G1921 δὲ αὐτὸν ὅτι αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ πρὸς τὴν ἐλεημοσύνην καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῇ ὡραίᾳ πύλῃ τοῦ ἱεροῦ καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν θάμβους καὶ ἐκστάσεως ἐπὶ τῷ συμβεβηκότι αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:13 - θεωροῦντες δὲ τὴν τοῦ Πέτρου παρρησίαν καὶ Ἰωάννου καὶ καταλαβόμενοι ὅτι ἄνθρωποι ἀγράμματοί εἰσιν καὶ ἰδιῶται ἐθαύμαζον ἐπεγίνωσκόν G1921 τε αὐτοὺς ὅτι σὺν τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἦσαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:30 - ἐπιγνόντες G1921 δὲ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ κατήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς Καισάρειαν καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸν εἰς Ταρσόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:14 - καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα G1921 τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ Πέτρου ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς οὐκ ἤνοιξεν τὸν πυλῶνα εἰσδραμοῦσα δὲ ἀπήγγειλεν ἑστάναι τὸν Πέτρον πρὸ τοῦ πυλῶνος

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:34

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:34 - ἐπιγνόντες G1921 δὲ ὅτι Ἰουδαῖός ἐστιν φωνὴ ἐγένετο μία ἐκ πάντων ὡς ἐπὶ ὥρας δύο κραζόντων μεγάλη ἡ Ἄρτεμις Ἐφεσίων

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:24 - ἐκέλευσεν ὁ χιλίαρχος εἰσάγεσθαι αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν εἴπας μάστιξιν ἀνετάζεσθαι αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιγνῷ G1921 δι᾽ ἣν αἰτίαν οὕτως ἐπεφώνουν αὐτῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:29 - εὐθέως οὖν ἀπέστησαν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ οἱ μέλλοντες αὐτὸν ἀνετάζειν καὶ ὁ χιλίαρχος δὲ ἐφοβήθη ἐπιγνοὺς G1921 ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν καὶ ὅτι αὐτὸν ἦν δεδεκώς

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:8 - παρ᾽ οὗ δυνήσῃ αὐτὸς ἀνακρίνας περὶ πάντων τούτων ἐπιγνῶναι G1921 ὧν ἡμεῖς κατηγοροῦμεν αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:10 - εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Παῦλος ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος Καίσαρος ἑστώς εἰμι οὗ με δεῖ κρίνεσθαι Ἰουδαίους οὐδὲν ἠδίκησα ὡς καὶ σὺ κάλλιον ἐπιγινώσκεις G1921

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:39

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:39 - ὅτε δὲ ἡμέρα ἐγένετο τὴν γῆν οὐκ ἐπεγίνωσκον G1921 κόλπον δέ τινα κατενόουν ἔχοντα αἰγιαλὸν εἰς ὃν ἐβουλεύοντο εἰ δύναιντο ἐξῶσαι τὸ πλοῖον

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:1 - καὶ διασωθέντες τότε ἐπέγνωμεν G1921 ὅτι Μελίτη ἡ νῆσος καλεῖται

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:32 - οἵτινες τὸ δικαίωμα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπιγνόντες G1921 ὅτι οἱ τὰ τοιαῦτα πράσσοντες ἄξιοι θανάτου εἰσίν οὐ μόνον αὐτὰ ποιοῦσιν ἀλλὰ καὶ συνευδοκοῦσιν τοῖς πράσσουσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 13:12 - βλέπομεν γὰρ ἄρτι δι᾽ ἐσόπτρου ἐν αἰνίγματι τότε δὲ πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον ἄρτι γινώσκω ἐκ μέρους τότε δὲ ἐπιγνώσομαι G1921 καθὼς καὶ ἐπεγνώσθην G1921

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:37

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:37 - εἴ τις δοκεῖ προφήτης εἶναι ἢ πνευματικός ἐπιγινωσκέτω G1921 ἃ γράφω ὑμῖν ὅτι κυρίου ἐστὶν ἐντολή

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 16:18 - ἀνέπαυσαν γὰρ τὸ ἐμὸν πνεῦμα καὶ τὸ ὑμῶν ἐπιγινώσκετε G1921 οὖν τοὺς τοιούτους

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:13 - οὐ γὰρ ἄλλα γράφομεν ὑμῖν ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἃ ἀναγινώσκετε ἢ καὶ ἐπιγινώσκετε G1921 ἐλπίζω δὲ ὅτι ἕως τέλους ἐπιγνώσεσθε G1921

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:14 - καθὼς καὶ ἐπέγνωτε G1921 ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ μέρους ὅτι καύχημα ὑμῶν ἐσμεν καθάπερ καὶ ὑμεῖς ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:9 - ὡς ἀγνοούμενοι καὶ ἐπιγινωσκόμενοι G1921 ὡς ἀποθνῄσκοντες καὶ ἰδοὺ ζῶμεν ὡς παιδευόμενοι καὶ μὴ θανατούμενοι

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 13:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:5 - ἑαυτοὺς πειράζετε εἰ ἐστὲ ἐν τῇ πίστει ἑαυτοὺς δοκιμάζετε ἢ οὐκ ἐπιγινώσκετε G1921 ἑαυτοὺς ὅτι Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν εἰ μήτι ἀδόκιμοί ἐστε

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:6 - τοῦ παρόντος εἰς ὑμᾶς καθὼς καὶ ἐν παντὶ τῷ κόσμῳ ἐστὶν καρποφορούμενον καὶ αὐξανόμενον καθὼς καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν ἀφ᾽ ἧς ἡμέρας ἠκούσατε καὶ ἐπέγνωτε G1921 τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:3 - κωλυόντων γαμεῖν ἀπέχεσθαι βρωμάτων ἃ ὁ θεὸς ἔκτισεν εἰς μετάλημψιν μετὰ εὐχαριστίας τοῖς πιστοῖς καὶ ἐπεγνωκόσι G1921 τὴν ἀλήθειαν

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:21 - κρεῖττον γὰρ ἦν αὐτοῖς μὴ ἐπεγνωκέναι G1921 τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς δικαιοσύνης ἢ ἐπιγνοῦσιν G1921 ὑποστρέψαι ἐκ τῆς παραδοθείσης αὐτοῖς ἁγίας ἐντολῆς
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