Matthew 13:11:9Matt.13.11.W9TAB
γνῶναι
gnonai
“to know”
- Transliteration
- GNO-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
GNO-nai
- sentence
ho de a-po-kri-THEIS EI-pen au-TOIS HO-ti hy-MEEN DE-do-tai GNO-nai ta my-STE-ree-a tês ba-si-LEI-as tôn ou-ra-NÔN e-KEI-nois de ou DE-do-tai
Exegesis
The perfect passive verb dedotai {δέδοται | dédotai} combined with the aorist infinitive gnōnai {γνῶναι | gnônai} expresses a divine bestowal of capacity: “it has been given to know,” highlighting a completed act with continuing effect, where the implied giver is God.
Root and etymology
ginōskōgamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to know, perceive”
In context — Matthew 13:11
But He answered and said to them, “Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those it has not been given.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 13:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 13:11, so the Greek word γνῶναι (gnonai) 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 Matt.13.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.11.W9.S1) and character.