Acts 17:20:11Acts.17.20.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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The word
Word in context
- word
GNÔ-nai
- sentence
kse-NI-zon-ta GAR ti-NA eis-PHE-reis eis tas a-ko-AS hê-MON bou-LO-me-tha OUN GNÔ-nai TI-na THE-lei TAU-ta EI-nai
Exegesis
This verb takes the complementary infinitive gnōnai {γνῶναι | gnônai} ‘to know’, forming the core of their request.
Root and etymology
ginōskōgamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to know, recognize”
In context — Acts 17:20
For you are bringing certain strange things to our ears ; therefore we wish to know what these things mean .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:20:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 17:20, 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.17.20.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.20.W11.S1) and character.