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GreekG1108Noun (Feminine)

γνῶσις

gnōsis

28Occurrences
G1108Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication) knowledge

from G1097 (γινώσκω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a seeking to know, inquiry, investigation.
2.knowledge, in NT, specially of the kn. of spiritual truth
Synonyms
σοφία, *φρόνησις *.
LXX: chiefly for דַּעַת

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

γνῶσις appears 28 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
9
2 Corinthians
6
2 Peter
3
Romans
3
Luke
2
1 Peter
1
1 Timothy
1
Colossians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:5BSB

For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,

1 Corinthians 8:1BSB

Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

1 Timothy 6:20BSB

O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”

2 Corinthians 6:6BSB

in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;

Colossians 2:3BSB

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.