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Lexicon :: Strong's G1922 - epignōsis

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ἐπίγνωσις
Transliteration
epignōsis (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ig'-no-sis
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:689,119

Trench's Synonyms: lxxv. σοφία, φρόνησις, γνῶσις, ἐπίγνωσις.

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπίγνωσις epígnōsis, ep-ig'-no-sis; from G1921; recognition, i.e. (by implication) full discernment, acknowledgement:—(ac-)knowledge(-ing, - ment).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's G1922 in the following manner: knowledge (16x), acknowledging (3x), acknowledgement (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's G1922 in the following manner: knowledge (16x), acknowledging (3x), acknowledgement (1x).

  1. precise and correct knowledge

    1. used in the NT of the knowledge of things ethical and divine

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπίγνωσις epígnōsis, ep-ig'-no-sis; from G1921; recognition, i.e. (by implication) full discernment, acknowledgement:—(ac-)knowledge(-ing, - ment).
STRONGS G1922:
ἐπίγνωσις, -εως, ἡ, (ἐπιγινώσκω, which see [cf. also Bp. Lightfoot on Colossians 1:9; Trench § 75 at the end]), precise and correct knowledge; used in the N. T. of the knowledge of things ethical and divine: absolute, Philippians 1:9; Colossians 3:10; κατ’ ἐπίγνωσιν, Romans 10:2; with the genitive of the thing known, Colossians 1:9; Colossians 2:2; Philemon 1:6; τῆς ἀληθείας, 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Timothy 2:25; 2 Timothy 3:7; Titus 1:1; Hebrews 10:26; τῆς ἁμαρτίας, Romans 3:20; with the genitive of the person known; — of God, especially the knowledge of his holy will and of the blessings which he has bestowed and constantly bestows on men through Christ: Ephesians 1:17; Colossians 1:10; 2 Peter 1:2; of Christ, i. e. the true knowledge of Christ's nature, dignity, benefits: Ephesians 4:13; 2 Peter 1:8; 2 Peter 2:20; of God and Christ: 2 Peter 1:2; θεὸν ἔχειν ἐν ἐπιγνώσει i. e. to keep the knowledge of the one true God which has illumined the soul, Romans 1:28. (Polybius, Plutarch, Herodian, [others]; Sept. occasionally for דַּעַת; 2 Macc. 9:11.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Romans
1:28; 3:20; 10:2
Ephesians
1:17; 4:13
Philippians
1:9
Colossians
1:9; 1:9; 1:10; 2:2; 3:10
1 Timothy
2:4
2 Timothy
2:25; 3:7
Titus
1:1
Philemon
1:6
Hebrews
10:26
2 Peter
1:2; 1:2; 1:8; 2:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1922 matches the Greek ἐπίγνωσις (epignōsis),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:28

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:28 - And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:20 - For by works of the law no human being[fn] will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:2 - For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:17 - that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:13 - until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood,[fn] to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:9 - And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9 - And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:10 - so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:2 - that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:10 - and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 2:4 - who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:25 - correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:7 - always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:1 - Paul, a servant[fn] of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:6 - and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:26 - For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:2 - May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:3 - His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to[fn] his own glory and excellence,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:8 - For if these qualities[fn] are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:20 - For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
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