Lexical Summary gnōrizō: to come to know, to make known Original Word: γνωρίζωTransliteration: gnōrizō Phonetic Spelling: (gno-rid'-zo) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to come to know, to make known Meaning: to come to know, to make known Strong's Concordance certify, declare, make known. From a derivative of ginosko; to make known; subjectively, to know -- certify, declare, make known, give to understand, do to wit, wot. see GREEK ginosko Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1107: γνωρίζωγνωρίζω; future γνωρίσω (John 17:26; Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 4:7), Attic γνωριῶ (Colossians 4:9 (L WH γνωρίσω; Buttmann, 37 (32); WH's Appendix, p. 163)); 1 aorist ἐγνώρισα; passive (present γνωρίζομαι); 1 aorist ἐγνωρίσθην; in Greek writings from Aeschylus down (see at the end); the Sept. for הודִיעַ and Chaldean הודַע ; 1. transitive, to make known: τί, Romans 9:22f; τί τίνι, Luke 2:15; John 15:15; John 17:26; Acts 2:28; 2 Corinthians 8:1; Ephesians 3:5, 10 (passive in these two examples); Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 4:7, 9; 2 Peter 1:16; τίνι τό μυστήριον, Ephesians 1:9; Ephesians 3:3 (G L T Tr WH read the passive); 2. intransitive, to know: τί αἱρήσομαι, οὐ γνωρίζω, Philippians 1:22 (WH marginal reading punctuate τί αἱρήσομαι; οὐ γνωρίζω; some refer this to 1 (R. V. marginal reading I do not make known), cf. Meyer at the passage In earlier Greek γνωρίζω signifies either 'to gain a knowledge of,' or 'to have thorough knowledge of.' Its later (and N. T.) causative force seems to be found only in Aeschylus Prom. 487; cf. Schmidt vol. i., p. 287; Lightfoot on Philippians, the passage cited Compare: ἀναγνωρίζω, διαγνωρίζω). |
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