Word study · Greek

epiginṓskō

to know fully, to recognize

Say it: ep-ee-gin-OH-sko (approximate)

ἐπιγινώσκω

What it means

An intensified form of ginōskō, "to know," meaning to know fully or to recognize. In 13:12, Paul says that one day "I will know fully, even as I was fully known."

Range of meaning

  • Know fullyKnow completely.
  • RecognizeIdentify.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 13

    "Then I will know fully, even as I was fully known" (13:12).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G1921 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources