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a seeking to know, inquiry, investigation, knowledge. Primary meaning: a seeking to know, inquiry, investigation, knowledge. Strong's: knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication) knowledge. Lexical nuances: a seeking to know, inquiry, investigation . knowledge , in NT, specially of the kn. of spiritual truth: absol., Lk 11:52 , Ro 2:20 15:14 , I Co 1:5 (Lft., Notes , 147) 8:1 , 7 , 10 , 11 , 13:2 , 8 14:6 , II Co 6:6 8:7 11:6 , Eph 3:19 , Col 2:3 , I Pe 3:7 , II Pe 1:5 , 6 ; c. gen. obj., σωτηρίας , Lk 1:77 ; τ. δόξης τ. θεοῦ , II Co 4:6 ; τ. θεοῦ , II Co 2:14 10:5 ; Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ , Phl 3:8 (v. De...

acquaintance, discernment, recognition. Primary meaning: acquaintance, discernment, recognition. Strong's: recognition, i.e. (by implication) full discernment, acknowledgement. Lexical nuances: acquaintance, discernment, recognition (Plut., al.): Phl 1:9 , Col 3:10 ; c. gen. rei, Col 1:9 2:2 , Phm 6 ; τ. ἀληθείας , I Ti 2:4 , II Ti 2:25 3:7 , Tit 1:1 , He 10:26 ; τ. ἁμαρτίας , Ro 3:20 ; c. gen. pers., of God: Eph 1:17 , Col 1:10 , II Pe 1:2 , 3 ; of Christ: Eph 4:13 , II Pe 1:8 2:20 ; of God and Christ: II Pe 1:2 ; κατ ̓ ἐ. , Ro 10:2 ; ἔχειν ἐν ἐ. , Ro 1:28 (v. AR, Eph. , 248 ff.; and...

to observe, perceive, discern, recognize, to discover, ascertain, determine. Primary meaning: to observe, perceive, discern, recognize, to discover, ascertain, determine. Strong's: to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge. Lexical nuances: "directive" of γινώσκω (AR, Eph. , 249), as in cl.;

to be taking in knowledge, come to know, recognize, perceive, understand, to know, realize, to become known. Primary meaning: to be taking in knowledge, come to know, recognize, perceive, understand, to know, realize, to become known, to know. Strong's: to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed). Lexical nuances: to be taking in knowledge, come to know, recognize, perceive, understand ; in past tenses to know, realize ; pass., to become known : c. acc., Mt 22:18 , Mk 5:43 , Col 4:8 , I Th 3:5 , al. Pass., Mt 10:26 , Phl 4:5 , al.; seq. ὅτι , Mt 21:45 , Jo 4:1 , al.; τί , Mt 6:3 ; ἀπό , Mk 15:45 ; ὅ , Ro 7:15 ; τ. λεγόμενα , Lk 18:34 ; τ. θέλημα , Lk 12:47 ; τ. καρδίας , Lk 16:15 ; c acc. pers., of recog...

truth, truthfulness, truth. Primary meaning: truth, truthfulness, truth. Strong's: truth. Lexical nuances: truth (v. DB , iv, 818f.). Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter" (Cremer, 86): Ro 9:1 , al.; of religious truth, Ro 1:25 , al.; esp. of Christian doctrine, Ga 2:5 , al.; ἀ. θεοῦ , Ro 15:8 . Subjectively, truthfulness, truth , not merely verbal (cl.), but sincerity and integrity of character: Jo 8:44 , III Jo 3 . In phrases ...

a running or flowing together, understanding, the understanding, the mind or intelligence. Primary meaning: a running or flowing together, understanding, the understanding, the mind or intelligence. Strong's: a mental putting together, i.e. intelligence or (concretely) the intellect. Lexical nuances: a running or flowing together (Hom.).

to bring or set together, to perceive, understand, a man of understanding. Primary meaning: to bring or set together, to perceive, understand, a man of understanding. Strong's: to put together, i.e. (mentally) to comprehend; by implication, to act piously. Lexical nuances: to bring or set together .

release, solution, interpretation. Primary meaning: release, solution, interpretation. Strong's: explanation, i.e. application. Lexical nuances: release .

expectation, hope. Primary meaning: expectation, hope. Strong's: expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence. Lexical nuances: expectation (in cl., rarely of evil, mostly of good, and so always in NT), hope ;

an uncovering, laying bare, a revealing. Primary meaning: an uncovering, laying bare, a revealing, revelation. Strong's: disclosure. Lexical nuances: an uncovering , laying bare (Plut.). Metaph., a revealing , revelation : a disclosure of divine truth, or a manifestion from God: Lk 2:32 , Ro 2:5 8:19 16:25 , I Co 1:7 14:6 , 26 , II Co 12:1 , 7 , Ga 1:12 2:2 , Eph 1:17 3:3 , II Th 1:7 , I Pe 1:7 , 13 4:13 , Re 1:1 .†

a speech in defence. Primary meaning: a speech in defence. Strong's: a plea ("apology"). Lexical nuances: a speech in defence : Ac 25:16 , II Co 7:11 , Phl 1:7 , 16 , II Ti 4:16 ; c. dat. pers., I Co 9:3 , I Pe 3:15 ; seq. πρός , Ac 22:1 .†

mind, understanding, reason. Primary meaning: mind, understanding, reason, a mind. Strong's: the intellect, i.e. mind (divine or human; in thought, feeling, or will); by implication, meaning. Lexical nuances: prop., of the ruling faculty, mind , understanding , reason (v. Lft., Notes , 88 f.; Vaughan on Ro 7:23 ): Lk 24:45 , Ro 1:28 7:23 12:2 14:5 , Eph 4:17 , 23 , Phl 4:7 , II Th 2:2 , I Ti 6:5 , II Ti 3:8 , Tit 1:15 , Re 13:18 17:9 ; ν. τ. σαρκός ( ICC , in l.), Col 2:18 ; opp. to σάρξ , Ro 7:25 ; to πνεῦμα , I Co 14:14 , 15 ; to γλῶσσα , I Co 14:19 .

a turning about, conversion. Primary meaning: a turning about, conversion. Strong's: reversion, i.e. morally, revolution. Lexical nuances: a turning about ; metaph., conversion (Field, Notes , 246): Ac 15:3 .†

to understand, discern, perceive. To separate mentally, discern between good and evil, perceive deep spiritual truth.

knowledge, intimate insight. Experiential knowledge, intimate moral perception; preeminently the knowledge of God (Da'at Elohim) uniting intellect and will.

lowliness of mind, humility. Primary meaning: lowliness of mind, humility. Strong's: humiliation of mind, i.e. modesty. Lexical nuances: lowliness of mind, humility : Ac 20:19 , Eph 4:2 , Phl 2:3 , Col 3:12 , I Pe 5:5 ; of a false humility, Col 2:18 , 23 (rare outside of NT, but found in bad sense in FlJ, BJ, iv, 9, 2; also in Epictet., v. Tr., Syn. , § xlii).†

a watcher, a superintendent, guardian, overseer, a bishop. Primary meaning: a watcher, a superintendent, guardian, overseer, a bishop. Strong's: a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: a superintendent, guardian, overseer (cl.; for exx. v. LS, s.v.): Ac 20:28 , I Pe 2:25 ( ICC , in l.); as technical term for a religious office (Deiss., BS , 230 f.), in later Paul. epp. of the head of a church (Vg. episcopus ), a bishop : Phl 1:1 , I Ti 3:2 , Tit 1:7 (v. reff. s.v. ἐπισκοπή ).†

to strike at, to punish, to rebuke, reprove. Primary meaning: to strike at, to punish, to rebuke, reprove. Strong's: to chastise, i.e. (with words) to upbraid. Lexical nuances: to strike at, to punish .

consciousness, conscience. Primary meaning: consciousness, conscience. Strong's: co-perception, i.e. moral consciousness. Lexical nuances: consciousness : c. gen. obj., He 10:2 , I Pe 2:19 .

a manifestation, appear­ance. Primary meaning: a manifestation, appear­ance. Strong's: a manifestation, i.e. (specially) the advent of Christ (past or future). Lexical nuances: a manifestation, appear­ance : II Th 2:8 , I Ti 6:14 , II Ti 1:10 4:1 , 8 , Tit 2:13 (cf. M, Th. , 148 f.).†

ignorance. Primary meaning: ignorance. Strong's: ignorance (properly, the quality). Lexical nuances: ignorance : Ac 3:17 17:30 , Eph 4:18 (with sense of wilful blindness; cf. MM, VGT , s.v.), I Pe 1:14 .†