Greek noun (feminine) · G1108
γνῶσις
gnosisgno'-sis
a seeking to know, inquiry, investigation; knowledge
29 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: gnōsis
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1108is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 10 of 27New Testament books
- 4spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1108
knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication) knowledge
The King James renders it: knowledge, science.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
gnosis is rendered "a seeking to know, inquiry, investigation; knowledge". It stands 29 times in the Greek text, across ten books.
- Ten of the uses stand in 1 Corinthians, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "a seeking to know, inquiry, investigation".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 1:77to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
- The Greek text spells it four different ways.
The first use
to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
Luke 1:77γνῶσιν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Ten of the word's twenty-nine uses are in 1 Corinthians.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: a seeking to know, inquiry, investigation, and knowledge.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| a seeking to know, inquiry, investigation | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 1:77to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, |
| knowledgein NT, specially of the kn. of spiritual truth | Tagged as
| WhereLuke 11:52Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 29, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
4 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- γνώσεως12
- γνώσει8
- γνῶσιν6
- γνῶσις3
The grammar of each form
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular12N-GSF
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular8N-DSF
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular6N-ASF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular3N-NSF
Luke
two uses
to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
- γνῶσινgnosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Romans
three uses
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of knowledge
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
1 Corinthians
ten uses
For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,
- γνώσειgnoseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
- γνῶσινgnosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
- γνῶσιςgnosisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: Knowledge
But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
- γνῶσιςgnosisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?
- γνῶσινgnosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
- γνώσειgnoseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of knowledge
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
- γνῶσινgnosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.
- γνῶσιςgnosisnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
- γνώσειgnoseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
2 Corinthians
six uses
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
- γνώσειgnoseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
- γνώσειgnoseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: in knowledge
We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
- γνώσειgnoseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: in knowledge
Ephesians
one use
of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Philippians
one use
More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
Colossians
one use
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of knowledge
1 Timothy
one use
O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
- γνώσεωςgnoseosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
1 Peter
one use
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
- γνῶσινgnosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
2 Peter
three uses
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
- γνῶσινgnosinnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
- γνώσειgnoseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: knowledge
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
- γνώσειgnoseinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: in knowledge
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.