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Greek adjective · G1110

γνωστός

gnostosgnoce-tos'

acquainted with

15 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: gnōstós

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1110is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 4 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 5
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G1110

well-known

The King James renders it: acquaintance, (which may be) known, notable.

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

gnostos is rendered "acquainted with". It stands 15 times in the Greek text, across four books.

  • Ten of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 2:44Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.
  • The Greek text spells it five different ways.

The first use

Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.

Luke 2:44γνωστοῖς

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Ten of the word's fifteen uses are in Acts.

The other 23 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • known12
  • a noteworthy1
  • acquaintances1
  • knew1

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.

γνῶσιςgnosisknowledgeUses29
γνώστηςgnostesexpert inUses1

All 15, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

5 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

  • γνωστὸν10
  • γνωστὸς2
  • γνωστὰ1
  • γνωστοὶ1
  • γνωστοῖς1

The grammar of each form

  • adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular10A-NSN
  • adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2A-NSM
  • adjective · accusative (object) · neuter plural1A-APN
  • adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1A-DPM
  • adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1A-NPM

Luke

two uses
  • Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.

    Luke 2:44

    • γνωστοῖςgnostoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: acquaintances
  • But all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.

    Luke 23:49

    • γνωστοὶgnostoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: knew

John

two uses
  • Now Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he also went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest.

    John 18:15

    • γνωστὸςgnostosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: known
  • But Peter stood outside at the door. Then the disciple who was known to the high priest went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in.

    John 18:16

    • γνωστὸςgnostosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: known

Acts

ten uses
  • This became known to all who lived in Jerusalem, so they called that field in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)

    Acts 1:19

    • γνωστὸνgnostonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: known
  • Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, lifted up his voice, and addressed the crowd: “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen carefully to my words.

    Acts 2:14

    • γνωστὸνgnostonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: known
  • then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

    Acts 4:10

    • γνωστὸνgnostonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: known
  • “What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.

    Acts 4:16

    • γνωστὸνgnostonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: a noteworthy
  • This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.

    Acts 9:42

    • γνωστὸνgnostonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: Known
  • Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.

    Acts 13:38

    • Γνωστὸνgnostonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: Known
  • that have been known for ages.’

    Acts 15:18

    • γνωστὰgnostaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: known
  • This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.

    Acts 19:17

    • γνωστὸνgnostonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: known
  • But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”

    Acts 28:22

    • γνωστὸνgnostonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: known
  • Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

    Acts 28:28

    • Γνωστὸνgnostonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: Known

Romans

one use
  • For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.

    Romans 1:19

    • γνωστὸνgnostonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: known

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.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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