G1097 – ginosko – γινώσκω to know intimately, to get acquainted with; fig. to have sexual intercourse with

Strong’s ID:
G1097
Greek Word:
γινώσκω
Transliteration:
ginōskō / ginosko
Pronunciation:
ghin-oce’-ko
Part of Speech:
verb
Etymology:
a prolonged form of a primary verb, though sounds similar to
Equivalents:
to know intimately, to get acquainted with; fig. to have sexual intercourse with
Usage Count:
223
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Find “ginosko” in the Bible (New Testament)

Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon

1) to know intimately
2) to get acquainted with
3) figuratively: to have sexual intercourse with (probably partially due to it sounding similar to , to be born)

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Strong’s Greek Lexicon

a prolonged form of a primary verb; to “know” (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed):—allow, be aware (of), feel, (have) know(-ledge), perceived, be resolved, can speak, be sure, understand.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

1) to learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel
1a) to become known
2) to know, understand, perceive, have knowledge of
2a) to understand
2b) to know
3) Jewish idiom for sexual intercourse between a man and a woman
4) to become acquainted with, to know

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.