#67 · 222× in the NT · verb
γινώσκω
I know, I come to know
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In the NT
γινώσκω τὰ ἐμὰ καὶ γινώσκουσί με τὰ ἐμά
I know my own and my own know me
John 10:14 · dictionary form
ὁ κόσμος αὐτὸν οὐκ ἔγνω
the world did not know him
John 1:10 · 3sg aorist
αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ αἰώνιος ζωὴ ἵνα γινώσκωσιν σὲ
this is eternal life, that they may know you
John 17:3 · 3pl present subjunctive
Morphology
Present active indicative, 1sg · ω-verb
Principal parts: γινώσκω, γνώσομαι, ἔγνων, ἔγνωκα, ἔγνωσμαι, ἐγνώσθην. Aorist ἔγνων is athematic.
Aorist ἔγνων / ἔγνω (athematic). Present γινώσκω is process/coming-to-know; οἶδα is the state of knowing. They overlap but are not the same verb.
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 16, pp. 161–170
- Smyth §383
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 3, p. 25 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.