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Knowing

ἐπιστήμωνStrong’s G1990

epistēmōn

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Epistēmōn is the Greek word usually translated “understanding”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.”
James 3:13 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “understanding”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • understanding 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • James 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἐπιστήμων epistēmōn · knowing

    ἐπιστήμων, -ον, genitive, -ονoς (ἐπίσταμαι) [in LXX: Deu.1:13 4:6, Isa.5:21 (בִּין ni.), I Est.8:44, Sir.10:25 21:15, etc. ;] knowing, skilled: Jas.3:13.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “knowing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    KNOWING, participle present

    tense no'ing.

    1. Having clear and certain perception of.
    2. adjective Skillful; well informed; well instructed; as a knowing man.
    3. Conscious; intelligent.
    All definitions and other forms of “knowing”

      KNOWING, noun

      no'ing. Knowledge.

        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.