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G1921
ἐπιγινώσκω
epiginṓskō
[ep-ig-in-oce'-ko]
Verb
Core meaningto come to know
Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G1921
to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge
KJV usage: :--(ac-, have, take)know(-ledge, well), perceive.
Etymology: from and ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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
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