Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

γνώστης

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: γνώστης γνώστες

Structure: γνωστη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: gignw/skw

Sense

  1. one that knows
  2. a surety

Examples

  • καὶ ἐπάταξεν Ιου πάντασ τοὺσ καταλειφθέντασ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Αχααβ ἐν Ιεζραελ καὶ πάντασ τοὺσ ἁδροὺσ αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺσ γνωστοὺσ αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺσ ἱερεῖσ αὐτοῦ ὥστε μὴ καταλιπεῖν αὐτοῦ κατάλειμμα. (Septuagint, Liber II Regum 10:11)
  • ἐμάκρυνασ τοὺσ γνωστούσ μου ἀπ̓ ἐμοῦ, ἔθεντό με βδέλυγμα ἑαυτοῖσ, παρεδόθην καὶ οὐκ ἐξεπορευόμην. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 87:9)
  • ἐμάκρυνασ ἀπ̓ ἐμοῦ φίλον καὶ πλησίον καὶ τοὺσ γνωστούσ μου ἀπὸ ταλαιπωρίασ. (Septuagint, Liber Psalmorum 87:19)

Synonyms

  1. one that knows

Related

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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