#55 · 321× in the NT · verb

οἶδα

I know

History

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In the NT

  • οἶδα ὅτι Μεσσίας ἔρχεται

    I know that Messiah is coming

    John 4:25 · dictionary form

  • μέσος ὑμῶν ἕστηκεν ὃν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε

    among you stands one whom you do not know

    John 1:26 · 2pl

  • οἶδα πόθεν ἦλθον καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγω

    I know where I came from and where I am going

    John 8:14

Morphology

Perfect active with present meaning, 1sg

Parse it as a perfect; translate as a present. Infinitive εἰδέναι, participle εἰδώς. Imperfect ᾔδειν.

Perfect in form, present in meaning: ‘I know’. 2sg οἶδας, 1pl οἴδαμεν, 2pl οἴδατε, 3pl οἴδασιν. Infinitive εἰδέναι. Not the same paradigm as γινώσκω.

Further reading

Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.