ἐπιγινώσκω
epiginōskō · to come to know
Strong's ID: 1921
Lexical summary
44
NT occurrences
22
Observed forms
About this Greek word
Pr. to make a thing a subject of observation; hence, to arrive at knowledge from preliminaries; to attain to a knowledge of, Mt. 11:27; to ascertain, Lk. 7:37; 23:7; to perceive, Mk. 2:8; 5:30; to discern, detect, Mt. 7:16, 20; to recognize, Mk. 6:33; Lk. 24:16, 31; Acts 3:10; to acknowledge, admit, 1 Cor. 14:37; 1 Tim. 4:3; pass. to have one’s character discerned and acknowledged, 2 Cor. 6:9; from the Hebrew, to regard with favor and kindness, 1 Cor. 16:18
Principal-part candidates
Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.
Present
Lexicon lemma
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Future
Citation form attested in NT
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Aorist
Citation form not reconstructed
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Perfect active
Citation form not reconstructed
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Perfect middle/passive
No supporting NT evidence
No NT forms support this principal part.
Aorist passive
Citation form attested in NT
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Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Finite verb paradigms
Indicative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | Imperfect Active | Aorist Active | Aorist Passive | Future Deponent | References |
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| Singular | First | — | — | — | |||
| Second | — | — | — | — | |||
| Third | — | — | — | — | |||
| Plural | First | — | — | — | — | ||
| Second | — | — | |||||
| Third | — | — | — |
Subjunctive mood
| Number | Person | Aorist Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Second | ||
| Third |
Imperative mood
| Number | Person | Present Active | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Third | ||
| Plural | Second |
Infinitive
| Voice | Aorist | Perfect |
|---|---|---|
| Active |
Participle paradigms
Present Passive participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Nominative | ||
| Genitive | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — |
Aorist Active participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Nominative | |||
| Genitive | — | — | — | |
| Dative | — | — | — | |
| Accusative | — | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | — | |
| Plural | Nominative | — | ||
| Genitive | — | — | — | |
| Dative | — | |||
| Accusative | — | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — | — |
Perfect Active participles
| Number | Case | Masculine | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Nominative | — | — |
| Genitive | — | — | |
| Dative | |||
| Accusative | — | — | |
| Vocative | — | — |
NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: Acts: 13 occurrences; Luke: 7 occurrences; Matthew: 6 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 5 occurrences; Mark: 4 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 4 occurrences; 2 Peter: 2 occurrences; Romans: 1 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 1 occurrences; Colossians: 1 occurrences
Author
- Luke20
- Paul12
- Matthew6
- Mark4
- Peter2
Author distribution counts: Luke: 20 occurrences; Paul: 12 occurrences; Matthew: 6 occurrences; Mark: 4 occurrences; Peter: 2 occurrences