#55 · 321× in the NT · verb
οἶδα
I know
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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, BBG 4th ed. ch. 25, pp. 271–282 (perfect with present meaning)
- Smyth §794
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 14 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.