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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 - Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:20 - Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:2 - For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:17 - I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[fn] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 4:13 - until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:9 - And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:9 - For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:10 - so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:2 - My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, 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 in the image of its Creator.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 2:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:25 - Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 3:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 3:7 - always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:1 - Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness—

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Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:6 - I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:26 - If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:2 - Grace and peace be yours in abundance through 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 given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:8 - For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:20 - If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.
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