To read
ἀναγινώσκωStrong’s G0314anaginōskō
Appears in 30 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anaginōskō is the Greek word usually translated “have read”, “reading” and “have you read”. It appears in 30 verses of the New Testament.
“But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;”
Meaning
Usually translated “have read”, “reading” and “have you read”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- you have read 4
- reading 4
- have you read 3
- you did read 3
- to read 2
- he was reading 2
- being read 2
- having read 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 7
- Acts 7
- Mark 4
- Luke 3
- 2 Corinthians 3
- Revelation 2
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 12:5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
- Matthew 19:4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
- Matthew 21:16And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
- Matthew 21:42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
- Matthew 22:31But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,
- Matthew 24:15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Greek dictionary
ἀναγινώσκω anaginōskō · to read
ἀνα-γινώσκω (Attic ἀναγιγν-), [in LXX chiefly for קָרָא ;] 1. to know certainly, know again, recognize. 2. Of written characters, to read: Mat.24:15, Mrk.13:14, Act.15:31 23:34, Eph.3:4; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.22:31, Mrk.12:10 Luk.6:3, Jhn.19:20, Act.8:30, 32, 2Co.1:13, Rev.1:3; with accusative of person(s), Ἠσαίαν τ. προφήτην, Act.8:28, 30; before ἐν, Mat.12:5 21:42, Mrk.12:26 (so. ἐν τ. νόμῳ), Luk.10:26; before ὅτι, Mat.19:4 21:16; τί ἐποίησε, Mat.12:3, Mrk.2:25; pass. 2Co.3:2; of reading aloud (MM, VGT, see word), Luk.4:16, Act.13:27 15:21, 2Co.3:15, Col.4:16, 1Th.5:27 (M, Th., …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “read” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
READ, noun
[See the Verb.]
- Counsel. [Obs.]
- Saying; sentence. obsolete
All definitions and other forms of “read”
READ, verb transitive
The preterit and participle passive read is pronounced red. [Gr. to say or tell, to flow; a speaker, a rhetorician. The primary sense of read is to speak, to utter, that is, to push, drive or advance. This is also the primary sense of ready, that is, prompt or advancing, quick. Latin gratia, the primary sense of which is prompt to favor, advancing towards, free. The elements of these words are the same as those of ride and Latin gradior, etc. The sense of reason is secondary, that which is uttered, said or set forth; hence counsel also. See Ready.]
- To utter or pronounce written or printed words, letters or characters in the proper order; to repeat the names or utter the sounds customarily annexed to words, letters or characters; as, to read a written or printed discourse; to read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read the notes of music, or to read music.
- To inspect and understand words or characters; to peruse silently; as, to read a paper or letter without uttering the words; to read to one's self.
- To discover or understand by characters, marks or features; as, to read a man's thoughts in his countenance.
- To learn by observation.
- To know fully.
- To suppose; to guess. obsolete
- To advise. obsolete
READ, verb intransitive
- To perform the act of reading.“So they read in the book of the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense” Nehemiah 8:8
- To be studious; to practice much reading.
- To learn by reading.
- To tell; to declare. [Not in use.]
READ, participle passive
red.
- Uttered; pronounced, as written words in the proper order; as, the letter was read to the family.
- Silently perused.
READ, adjective
red. Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned. Well read is the phrase commonly used; as well read in history; well read in the classics.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.