THE SYNONYMOUS WORDS FOR "KNOW", "KNOWLEDGE", ETC. Appendix 132 To The Companion Bible. | ||
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I. The Verb.
i.
oida =
to know (intuitively)
without effort,
to understand.
No. i
is subjective,
while No. ii
is objective.
ii.
ginosko =
to know (by experience,
or effort);
to acquire knowledge,
become acquainted with;
hence,
to come or get to know,
learn,
perceive.
See
John
1:48.
1John
5:20.
Ephesians
5:5.
iii.
epi-ginosko.
No. ii with
epi = upon
(Appendix 104. ix);
to know thereupon,
to become thoroughly
acquainted with;
to know thoroughly
and accurately,
recognize.
See
1Corinthians
13:12.
iv.
pro-ginosko.
No. ii with pro
(Appendix 104. xiv)
= to get to know beforehand,
to foreknow.
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v.
epistamai =
to obtain,
and thus have a knowledge of
anything by proximity to it,
or as the result of
prolonged attention;
in contrast with the process
of getting to know it,
or with a mere casual,
dilettante
acquaintance with it.
See
Acts
15:7;
18:25;
and see note on
19:15.
II. The Noun. i. gnosis = knowledge acquired by learning, effort, or experience. The result of No. ii, above. ii. epignosis = precise or further knowledge, thorough acquaintance with; true knowledge. iii. sunesis = native insight, understanding, capacity to apprehend; used of reflective thought, while sophia (wisdom) is used of productive thought. |
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