Matthew 24:39:3Matt.24.39.W3TAB
ἔγνωσαν
egnosan
“know”
- Transliteration
- EG-no-san
- Extended
- EG-no-san
- IPA
- /ˈe.gno.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- know
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
EG-no-san
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ouk EG-no-san HE-ôs ÊL-then ho ka-ta-kly-SMOS KAI Ê-ren HA-pan-tas
- sentence
KAI ouk EG-no-san HE-ôs ÊL-then ho ka-ta-kly-SMOS KAI Ê-ren HA-pan-tas HOO-tôs ES-tai KAI HÊ pa-roo-SI-a TOO hyi-OO TOO an-THRÔ-poo
Exegesis
The negation ouk {οὐκ | oûk} with the aorist verb egnōsan {ἔγνωσαν | égnōsan} ‘they knew’ stresses a complete lack of awareness up to a decisive moment marked by heōs {ἕως | héōs} ‘until’.
Root and etymology
ginōskōgamma–iota–nu–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to know, recognize”
In context — Matthew 24:39
And they did not know until the flood came and took them all away ; in this way also will be the coming of the Son of Man .
About this coordinate
Matthew 24:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 24:39, so the Greek word ἔγνωσαν (egnosan) 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.24.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.24.39.W3.S1) and character.