γνῶσις gnōsis

Greek word for “knowledge” · Strong’s G1108 · used 29 times in 28 verses

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Meaning

γνῶσις, -εως, ἡ; (γιγνώσκω);

How it is translated

Glosses given for gnōsis in context, with how often each is used:

• knowledge 29

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Corinthians 8 (4), 1 Corinthians 13 (2), 2 Peter 1 (2), Luke 1 (1), Luke 11 (1), Romans 2 (1), Romans 11 (1), Romans 15 (1), 1 Corinthians 1 (1), 1 Corinthians 12 (1)

Forms

• γνώσεως 12
• γνώσει 8
• γνῶσιν 6
• γνῶσις 3

Words used with it

Words that share verses with gnōsis more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀγάπη agapē “love” 6
• εἰδωλόθυτος eidōlothutos “sacrificed to idols” 3
• προφητεία prophēteia “prophecy” 3
• ἀσθενής asthenēs “weak” 3
• χάρις charis “grace” 4
• σοφία sophia “wisdom” 3
• σπουδή spoudē “diligence” 2
• λόγος logos “word” 4
• ὦ ō “oh!” 2
• συνείδησις suneidēsis “conscience” 2
• οἰκοδομέω oikodomeō “to build” 2
• πίστις pistis “faith” 3

Key verses

The verses using gnōsis that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Romans 11:33 — O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
• 1 Corinthians 8:1 — Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
• 1 Corinthians 13:2 — And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and…
• 2 Corinthians 2:14 — Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
• 2 Corinthians 4:6 — For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of…
• 2 Corinthians 10:5 — Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience…
• Philippians 3:8 — Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things,…
• Colossians 2:3 — In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
• 1 Timothy 6:20 — O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
• 2 Peter 1:5 — And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
• 2 Peter 1:6 — And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
• 2 Peter 3:18 — But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.