Knowledge
γνῶσιςStrong’s G1108gnōsis
Appears in 28 verses of the New Testament
In short
Gnōsis is the Greek word usually translated “knowledge”. It appears in 28 verses of the New Testament.
“O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:”
Meaning
Usually translated “knowledge”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- knowledge 23
- of knowledge 3
- in knowledge 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 9
- 2 Corinthians 6
- Romans 3
- 2 Peter 3
- Luke 2
- Ephesians 1
10 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 1:5In contextAnd beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
- 2 Peter 1:6In contextAnd to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
- 2 Peter 3:18In contextBut grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
- Luke 1:77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
- Luke 11:52Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
- Romans 2:20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
Greek dictionary
γνῶσις gnōsis · knowledge
γνῶσις, -εως, ἡ (γιγνώσκω), [in LXX chiefly for דַּעַת ;] 1. a seeking to know, inquiry, investigation. 2. knowledge, in NT, specially of the kn. of spiritual truth: absol., Luk.11:52, Rom.2:20 15:14, 1Co.1:5 (Lft., Notes, 147) 8:1, 7, 10, 11, 13:2, 8 14:6, 2Co.6:6 8:7 11:6, Eph.3:19, Col.2:3, 1Pe.3:7, 2Pe.1:5, 6; with genitive obj., σωτηρίας, Luk.1:77; τ. δόξης τ. θεοῦ, 2Co.4:6; τ. θεοῦ, 2Co.2:14 10:5; Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, Php.3:8 (see Deiss., LAE, 383.8), 2Pe.3:18; with genitive subjc., θεοῦ, Rom.11:33; λόγος γνώσεως, 1Co.12:8; ψευδωνύμου γνώσεως, 1Ti.6:20. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “knowledge” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KNOWL'EDGE, noun
nol'lej.
- A clear and certain perception of that which exists, or of truth and fact; the perception of the connection and agreement, or disagreement and repugnancy of our ideas.
- Learning; illumination of mind.
- Skill; as a knowledge of seamanship.
- Acquaintance with any fact or person.
All definitions
- Cognizance; notice. Ruth 2:10
- Information; power of knowing.
- Sexual intercourse.
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.