Bible word study

Ginosko (Strong’s G1097): Meaning in the Bible

Ginosko (γινώσκω) is the Greek word numbered G1097 in Strong’s concordance of the Bible. Strong’s defines it as to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed). In the King James Bible it is translated allow, be aware (of), feel, (have) know(-ledge), perceived.

• Original wordγινώσκω
• Transliterationginṓskō
• Pronunciationghin-oce'-ko
• Strong’s numberG1097
• LanguageGreek

The full Strong’s definition

Derivation. a prolonged form of a primary verb;

How the King James Bible translates it

Where Ginosko appears in the Bible

In the King James Bible’s text tagged with Strong’s numbers, Ginosko (G1097) stands behind 248 English renderings in 208 verses across 20 of the 66 books. It is most frequent in John (62), Luke (32), 1 John (26).

How the King James Bible renders Ginosko, by count

• know62 of 248 (25 percent)
• known31 of 248 (12 percent)
• knew26 of 248 (10 percent)
• knoweth16 of 248 (6 percent)
• perceived7 of 248 (3 percent)
• we6 of 248 (2 percent)

Three places to read Ginosko

• Matthew 1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
• John 5:42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
• 1 Corinthians 2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Counts are made at build time from the King James text tagged with Strong’s numbers (eBible.org, public domain). Verses are read from the stored King James text, never typed.

Why the word matters

Every word the biblical writers chose carries weight. Studying Ginosko in the original Greek lets you read the passages where it appears more carefully, closer to what the first hearers understood, so the meaning is drawn from the text itself rather than from the English alone.

The lexical data on this page comes from the public-domain Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890), a Hebrew and Greek dictionary keyed to the King James Bible. It is a reference tool, not a settled verdict: no single word decides a doctrine, and meaning is finally shaped by how a word is used in its sentences. Read the passages themselves, prayerfully, and in full.

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