Acts 17:19:11Acts.17.19.W11TAB
γνῶναι
gnônai
“to know”
- Transliteration
- GNÔ-nai
- Extended
- GNOH-nai
- IPA
- /ˈgnoː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to know
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
GNÔ-nai
- sentence
e-pi-la-BO-me-noi te au-TOU e-PI ton A-rei-on PA-gon Ê-ga-gon LE-gon-tes dy-NA-me-tha GNÔ-nai TIS hê kai-NÊ HAU-tê hê hy-PO sou la-lou-ME-nê di-da-KHÊ
Exegesis
Within the quotation, dunámetha gnônai {Δυνάμεθα γνῶναι | dunámetha gnônai} ‘we are able to know’ expresses a polite inquiry with a present middle indicative and an aorist infinitive of purpose.
Root and etymology
ginōskōgamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to know, recognize”
In context — Acts 17:19
And having taken hold of him, they brought him to the Areopagus , saying, “Are we able to know what this new teaching is that is being spoken by you?”
About this coordinate
Acts 17:19:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 17:19, so the Greek word γνῶναι (gnônai) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.17.19.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.19.W11.S1) and character.