Word study · Greek
epígnōsis
full knowledge, recognition
Say it: ep-IG-no-sis (approximate)
ἐπίγνωσις
What it means
Fuller or more precise knowledge than gnōsis, often of God or of the truth. In 1:9 it is the knowledge in which love grows. In Ephesians 1:17 and Colossians 1:9-10, Paul prays for this kind of knowing.
Range of meaning
- Full knowledgeDeep, accurate knowing.
- RecognitionAcknowledgment.
In Philippians
- Chapter 1
"In knowledge and all discernment" (1:9).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1922 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources