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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 92 times in 90 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 27:23–Eze 6:10)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:23 - He did not recognize him because his hands were hairy, like his brother Esau's hands. So Isaac blessed Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:32 - Whoever has taken your gods will be put to death! In the presence of our relatives identify whatever is yours and take it." (Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:32 - Then they brought the special tunic to their father and said, "We found this. Determine now whether it is your son's tunic or not."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:33 - He recognized it and exclaimed, "It is my son's tunic! A wild animal has eaten him! Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:15 - When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:25 - While they were bringing her out, she sent word to her father-in-law: "I am pregnant by the man to whom these belong." Then she said, "Identify the one to whom the seal, cord, and staff belong."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:26 - Judah recognized them and said, "She is more upright than I am, because I wouldn't give her to Shelah my son." He did not have sexual relations with her again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:31 - The previous abundance of the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows, for the famine will be very severe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:7 - When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them and spoke to them harshly. He asked, "Where do you come from?" They answered, "From the land of Canaan, to buy grain for food."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:8 - Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:17 - They must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:17 - Rather, he must acknowledge the son of the less loved wife as firstborn and give him the double portion of all he has, for that son is the beginning of his father's procreative power - to him should go the right of the firstborn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:9 - He said to his father and mother, "I have not seen him," and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:3 - As they approached Micah's house, they recognized the accent of the young Levite. So they stopped there and said to him, "Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:10 - Ruth knelt before him with her forehead to the ground and said to him, "Why are you so kind and so attentive to me, even though I am a foreigner?"

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:19 - Her mother-in-law asked her, "Where did you gather grain today? Where did you work? May the one who took notice of you be rewarded!" So Ruth told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked. She said, "The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz."

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:14 - So she slept beside him until morning. She woke up while it was still dark. Boaz thought, "No one must know that a woman visited the threshing floor."

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:18 - Then Naomi said, "Stay put, my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out. For the man will not rest until he has taken care of the matter today."

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:17 - When Saul recognized David's voice, he said, "Is that your voice, my son David?" David replied, "Yes, it's my voice, my lord the king."

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:7 - So get up now and go out and give some encouragement to your servants. For I swear by the LORD that if you don't go out there, not a single man will stay here with you tonight! This disaster will be worse for you than any disaster that has overtaken you from your youth right to the present time!"

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:41 - The prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes and the king of Israel recognized he was one of the prophets.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:13 - People were unable to tell the difference between the sound of joyous shouting and the sound of the people's weeping, for the people were shouting so loudly that the sound was heard a long way off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:12 - I recognized the fact that God had not sent him, for he had spoken the prophecy against me as a hired agent of Tobiah and Sanballat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:24 - Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod (or the language of one of the other peoples mentioned) and were unable to speak the language of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:5 - When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing or paying homage to him, he was filled with rage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:1 - Now when Mordecai became aware of all that had been done, he tore his garments and put on sackcloth and ashes. He went out into the city, crying out in a loud and bitter voice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:12 - But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:16 - It stands still, but I cannot recognize its appearance; an image is before my eyes, and I hear a murmuring voice:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:17 - When they are scorched, they dry up, when it is hot, they vanish from their place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:10 - He returns no more to his house, nor does his place of residence know him any more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:13 - There are those who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways and they do not stay on its paths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:16 - In the dark the robber breaks into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:17 - For all of them, the morning is to them like deep darkness; they are friends with the terrors of darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:27 - because they have turned away from following him, and have not understood any of his ways,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:16 - but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:4 - Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:23 - These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:23 - Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:18 - There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:9 - Their descendants will be known among the nations, their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will recognize that the LORD has blessed them."

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:16 - For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, LORD, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:22 - The LORD answered, "This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good."

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:5 - I will go to the leaders and speak with them. Surely they know what the LORD demands. Surely they know what their God requires of them." Yet all of them, too, have rejected his authority and refuse to submit to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 24:5 - "I, the LORD, the God of Israel, say: 'The exiles whom I sent away from here to the land of Babylon are like those good figs. I consider them to be good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:8 - Now their appearance is darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it is dried up, like tree bark. ט (Tet)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:13 - Then my anger will be fully vented; I will exhaust my rage on them, and I will be appeased. Then they will know that I, the LORD, have spoken in my jealousy when I have fully vented my rage against them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:7 - The slain will fall among you and then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 6:10 - They will know that I am the LORD; my threats to bring this catastrophe on them were not empty.'

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