Greek verb · G1231
διαγινώσκω
diaginoskodee-ag-in-o'-sko
to distinguish, ascertain exactly; As Athen. law-term
2 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: diaginṓskō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1231is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 1 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1231
to know thoroughly, i.e. ascertain exactly
The King James renders it: (would) enquire, know the uttermost.
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
diaginosko is rendered "to distinguish, ascertain exactly; As Athen. law-term". It stands 2 times in the Greek text, across one book.
- Two of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to distinguish, ascertain exactly".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 23:15Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
Acts 23:15διαγινώσκειν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Two of the word's two uses are in Acts.
What the word means
The lexicons give this word two senses, and a verse uses one of them at a time: to distinguish, ascertain exactly, and As Athen. law-term.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to distinguish, ascertain exactlyAct.23:15 | Tagged as
| WhereActs 23:15Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext… |
| As Athen. law-termto determine | Tagged as
| WhereActs 24:22Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said… |
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.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| διαγγέλλω | diangello | to proclaim | Uses3 |
| διαγίνομαι | diaginomai | to pass | Uses3 |
| διάγω | diago | to live | Uses2 |
| διαγογγύζω | diagongyzo | to murmur | Uses2 |
| διάγνωσις | diagnosis | decision | Uses1 |
| διαγρηγορέω | diagregoreo | to wake | Uses1 |
| διαγνωρίζω | diagnorizo | to report | Usesnot recorded |
All 2, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 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
- διαγινώσκειν1
- διαγνώσομαι1
The grammar of each form
- verb · future middle form, indicative · 1st person singular1V-FDI-1S
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-PAN
Acts
two uses
Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
- διαγινώσκεινdiaginoskeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to examine
Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
- διαγνώσομαιdiagnosomaiverb · future middle form, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I will examine
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.