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ἀναγινώσκω

To read

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ἀναγινώσκω G314
Pronunciation anaginṓskō

What does ἀναγινώσκω (anaginṓskō) mean in the Bible?

ἀναγινώσκω (anaginṓskō) is a Greek word meaning "to read". ἀνα-γινώσκω (Attic ἀναγιγν-), [in LXX chiefly for קָרָא ;] __1.

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Meaning

to read
Extended definition

Reading aloud to others, not silently; emphasizes public proclamation of written text.

(Attic ἀναγιγν-), [in LXX chiefly for קָרָא ;]

1to know certainly, know again, recognize.
2Of written characters, to read: Mat.24:15, Mrk.13:14, Act.15:31 23:34, Eph.3:4; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.22:31, Mrk.12:10 Luk.6:3, Jhn.19:20, Act.8:30, 32, 2Co.1:13, Rev.1:3; with accusative of person(s), Ἠσαίαν τ. προφήτην, Act.8:28, 30; before ἐν, Mat.12:5 21:42, Mrk.12:26 (so. ἐν τ. νόμῳ), Luk.10:26; before ὅτι, Mat.19:4 21:16; τί ἐποίησε, Mat.12:3, Mrk.2:25; pass. 2Co.3:2; of reading aloud (MM, VGT, see word), Luk.4:16, Act.13:27 15:21, 2Co.3:15, Col.4:16, 1Th.5:27 (M, Th., in l).
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses
Aorist Present Imperfect
Voices
Active Passive
Indicative states a fact or reality 16×
Aorist Active Matt 12:3 · Matt 12:5 · Matt 19:4 · Matt 21:16 · Matt 21:42 · Matt 22:31 · Mark 2:25 · Mark 12:10 · Mark 12:26 · Luke 6:3 · John 19:20 11×
Present Active Luke 10:26 · Acts 8:30 · 2 Cor 1:13 3×
Imperfect Active Acts 8:28 · Acts 8:32 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 10×
Present Active Matt 24:15 · Mark 13:14 · Rev 1:3 · Acts 8:30 · Eph 3:4 5×
Present Passive Acts 13:27 · Acts 15:21 · 2 Cor 3:2 3×
Aorist Active Acts 15:31 · Acts 23:34 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 4×
Aorist Passive Col 4:16 2×
Present Passive 2 Cor 3:15 1×
Aorist Active Col 4:16 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Aorist Active Luke 4:16 1×
Aorist Passive 1 Thess 5:27 1×
32 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 31 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
completed 11 ongoing 3 background 2 subjunctive 4 infinitive 2 participle 9
Tense
aorist 18 present 11 imperfect 2
Voice
active 25 passive 6
Mood
indicative 16 participle 9 subjunctive 4 infinitive 2
NT Occurrences
Matthew 12:3 ἀνέγνωτε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:5 ἀνέγνωτε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 19:4 ἀνέγνωτε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:16 ἀνέγνωτε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 21:42 ἀνέγνωτε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 22:31 ἀνέγνωτε aorist active indicative completed Matthew 24:15 ἀναγινώσκων present active participle participle Mark 2:25 ἀνέγνωτε aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:10 ἀνέγνωτε aorist active indicative completed Mark 12:26 ἀνέγνωτε aorist active indicative completed Mark 13:14 ἀναγινώσκων present active participle participle Luke 4:16 ἀναγνῶναι aorist active infinitive infinitive Luke 6:3 ἀνέγνωτε aorist active indicative completed Luke 10:26 ἀναγινώσκεις present active indicative ongoing John 19:20 ἀνέγνωσαν aorist active indicative completed Acts 8:28 ἀνεγίνωσκεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 8:30 ἀναγινώσκοντος present active participle participle Acts 8:30 ἀναγινώσκεις present active indicative ongoing Acts 8:32 ἀνεγίνωσκεν imperfect active indicative background Acts 13:27 ἀναγινωσκομένας present passive participle participle Acts 15:21 ἀναγινωσκόμενος present passive participle participle Acts 15:31 ἀναγνόντες aorist active participle participle Acts 23:34 ἀναγνοὺς aorist active participle participle 2 Corinthians 1:13 ἀναγινώσκετε present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 3:15 ἀναγινώσκηται present passive subjunctive subjunctive Ephesians 3:4 ἀναγινώσκοντες present active participle participle Colossians 4:16 ἀναγνωσθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Colossians 4:16 ἀναγνωσθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Colossians 4:16 ἀναγνῶτε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive 1 Thessalonians 5:27 ἀναγνωσθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Revelation 1:3 ἀναγινώσκων present active participle participle

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Biblical Occurrences

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Biblical Witnesses
Ephesians 3:1-6 read anaginṓskō Participle · Present Active
Reading written text to understand Paul's insight into Christ's mystery
Luke 10:25-37 read anaginṓskō Indicative · Present Active
Reading the law aloud in public discourse to support legal argument
Jeremiah 36:9-19 read anaginṓskō
Reading a written scroll aloud to an assembled audience for proclamation
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἀναγινώσκω · νοιέω G314, G3539
reader must understand
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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