Acts 19:15:11Acts.19.15.W11TAB
γινώσκω
ginōsko
“I know”
- Transliteration
- gi-NŌ-sko
- Extended
- gi-NOH-skoh
- IPA
- /giˈnoː.sko/
Meaning by language
- English
- I know
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
gi-NŌ-sko
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEN DE to PNEU-ma to po-nê-RON EI-pen au-TOIS ton ee-ay-SOON gi-NŌ-sko KAI ton PAU-lon e-PI-sta-mai hy-MEIS DE TI-nes es-TE
Exegesis
The direct discourse is structured with fronted objects followed by first person verbs: Ton Iesoun ginosko {Τὸν Ἰησοῦν γινώσκω | Tòn Iēsoun ginṓskō} “Jesus I know” and kai ton Paulon epistamai {καὶ τὸν Παῦλον ἐπίσταμαι | kaì tòn Paûlon epístamai} “and Paul I am acquainted with.” The object–verb order places emphasis on the persons known, not merely on the mental action.
The use of ginosko {γινώσκω | ginṓskō} suggests full, personal recognition of Jesus’ identity, whereas epistamai {ἐπίσταμαι | epístamai} conveys competent awareness or familiarity with Paul, signaling a hierarchical distinction in the demon’s knowledge.
Root and etymology
gnogamma–nu–omega
“to know, recognize”
In context — Acts 19:15
But the evil spirit answered and said to them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are you?”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 19:15, so the Greek word γινώσκω (ginōsko) 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.19.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.15.W11.S1) and character.