ἐπεγίνωσκον

epeginoskon

they recognized

from ἐπί and γινώσκω; to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge:--(ac-, have, take)know(-ledge, well), perceive.

G1921

Acts 27:39 · Word #8

Lexicon G1921

Lemmaἐπιγινώσκω
Transliterationepiginṓskō
Strong'sG1921
In-contextthey recognized
Literalthey-were-recognizing

Morphology V IMPF ACT IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaἐπιγινώσκω
Strong'sG1921

SIBI-P1 G1921-01

they were fully-recognizing

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (past ongoing action), active voice, indicative mood, third person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe verb ἐπιγινώσκω combines ἐπί ("upon") with γινώσκω ("to know"), intensifying the sense to "know upon," that is, to recognize or know fully. The imperfect active indicative, third person plural (IIA3P), expresses continuous or repeated action in past time, hence "they were fully-recognizing," preserving both the intensified root meaning and the ongoing past aspect.

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ἐπιγινώσκω (to recognize, to know fully, to discern upon, to acknowledge, to become fully acquainted with)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G1921-02 epegnokenai to have fully come-to-know
G1921-03 epegnokosi to the men having-fully-come-to-know
G1921-04 epegnomen we were fully recognizing

Word Usage (44 occurrences of G1921)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 7:16 ἐπιγνώσεσθε epignosesthe
Matthew 7:20 ἐπιγνώσεσθε epignosesthe
Matthew 11:27 ἐπιγινώσκει epiginoskei
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