Acts 24:8:9Acts.24.8.W9TAB
ἐπιγνῶναι
epignōnai
“to learn”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-GNŌ-nai
- Extended
- eh-pee-GNOH-nai
- IPA
- /e.piˈgnɔː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to learn
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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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-GNŌ-nai
- sentence
par hou dy-NEE-sêi au-TOS a-na-KRI-nas pe-RI PAN-tōn TOU-tōn e-pi-GNŌ-nai hôn hê-MEIS ka-tê-go-ROU-men au-TOU
Exegesis
The infinitive epignonai {ἐπιγνῶναι | e-pi-gnô-nai} ‘to know fully’ complements dynese by specifying the goal of the examination.
Root and etymology
epiginōskōe-pi-gi-nṓs-kō
“to know fully, recognize exactly”
In context — Acts 24:8
From whom you yourself, after examining him concerning all these matters, will be able to know fully the things about which we accuse him.
About this coordinate
Acts 24:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 24:8, so the Greek word ἐπιγνῶναι (epignōnai) 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.24.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.8.W9.S1) and character.