Acts 24:11:3Acts.24.11.W3TAB
⸀ἐπιγνῶναι,
epignonai
“to find out”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-GNO-nai
- Extended
- eh-pih-GNOH-nai
- IPA
- /e.piˈgnɔː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to find out
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| 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
e-pi-GNO-nai
- phraseyour reading level
dy-na-ME-nou sou e-pi-GNO-nai
- sentence
dy-na-ME-nou sou e-pi-GNO-nai HO-ti ou PLEI-ous ei-SIN moi hê-ME-rai DO-de-ka aph HÊS a-NE-bên pro-sky-NÊ-sōn eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM
Exegesis
The verse begins with a genitive absolute, dynamenou sou epignōnai {δυναμένου σου ἐπιγνῶναι | dy-na-mé-nou soû e-pi-gnô-nai}, combining the present middle participle with a genitive personal pronoun to introduce a circumstantial clause meaning “since you are able to know fully.”
Root and etymology
epiginōskōe-pi-gi-nṓs-kō
“to know fully, recognize exactly”
In context — Acts 24:11
You are able to ascertain that only twelve days have elapsed since I ascended to Jerusalem to worship .
About this coordinate
Acts 24:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 24:11, so the Greek word ⸀ἐπιγνῶναι, (epignonai) 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.24.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.11.W3.S1) and character.