eidō · know

What it means

eidō (εἴδω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “know”.

Understand; also see.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
2. To have dealings with someone and know who he is.
3. To know how to do something, or value someone.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Know. In the form found here (οἶδα) it means to know something that is held as certain. Thayer groups it with the verb “see”; its forms for “see” are under ὁράω (G3708).

• To know: “your Father knows what you need” Matthew 6:8
• “We know that…”: something held as certain John 3:2Romans 8:28
• To know a person: “I do not know you” Matthew 25:12
• What no one knows Mark 13:32
• “One thing I know” John 9:25

How we translate it

“Know” 233 times, “knowing” 24, “knows” 16, “knew” 15. English “know” serves both for a fact and for a person (Matthew 25:12), so one verb covers the whole range; “understand” only twice.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• know ×233
• knowing ×24
• knows ×16
• knew ×15
• have known ×3
• had known ×2
• understand ×2
• acknowledge ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×23
• Mark×19
• Luke×22
• John×80
• Acts×16
• Romans×16
• 1 Corinthians×25
• 2 Corinthians×16
• Galatians×3
• Ephesians×5
• Philippians×6
• Colossians×4
• 1 Thessalonians×13
• 2 Thessalonians×3
• 1 Timothy×3
• 2 Timothy×3
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×3
• James×4
• 1 Peter×2
• 2 Peter×1
• 1 John×15
• 3 John×1
• Jude×1
• Revelation×11

• Matthew 6:8

  So do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

• Matthew 6:32

  For all these things the nations seek after; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

• Matthew 7:11

  If then you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

• Matthew 9:6

  But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”— then he says to the paralytic— “Get up, pick up your bed, and go to your home.”

• Matthew 15:12

  Then the disciples come up and say to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard your word?”

• Matthew 20:22

  But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?” They say to him, “We can.”

• Matthew 20:25

  But Jesus summoned them and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them.

• Matthew 21:27

  And they answered Jesus and said, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

• Matthew 22:16

  And they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God in truth, and you do not care about anyone, for you do not look at the face of people.

• Matthew 22:29

  But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.

• Matthew 24:36

  But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, except the Father alone.

• Matthew 24:42

  So keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.

• Matthew 24:43

  But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.

• Matthew 25:12

  But he answered, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

• Matthew 25:13

  So keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

• Matthew 25:26

  But his master answered him, ‘Wicked and lazy slave! You knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter?

• Matthew 26:2

  “You know that after two days the Passover comes, and the Son of Man is handed over to be crucified.”

• Matthew 26:70

  But he denied it before all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.”

• Matthew 26:72

  And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.”

• Matthew 26:74

  Then he began to call down curses and to swear: “I do not know the man.” And at once a rooster crowed.

• Matthew 27:18

  For he knew that it was out of envy that they had handed him over.

• Matthew 27:65

  Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go, make it secure as you know how.”

• Matthew 28:5

  But the angel answered the women, “Do not be afraid, you, for I know that you are seeking Jesus, who has been crucified.

• Mark 1:24

  saying, “What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God!”

• Mark 1:34

  And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons, and he would not let the demons speak, because they knew him.

• Mark 2:10

  But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” —he says to the paralyzed man—

• Mark 4:13

  And he says to them, “Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all the parables?

• Mark 4:27

  and sleep and rise night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows tall, he does not know how.

• Mark 5:33

  But the woman, afraid and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth.

• Mark 9:6

  For he did not know what to answer, for they had become terrified.

• Mark 10:19

  You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”

• Mark 10:38

  But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I drink, or be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed?”

• Mark 10:42

  And summoning them, Jesus says to them, “You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

• Mark 11:33

  And they answered Jesus and say, “We do not know.” And Jesus says to them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

• Mark 12:14

  And they came and say to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and you do not care about anyone; for you do not look at the face of people, but in truth you teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not? Should we pay, or should we not pay?”

• Mark 12:24

  Jesus said to them, “Is it not for this reason that you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God?

• Mark 13:32

  But concerning that day or the hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

• Mark 13:33

  Watch out, stay awake; for you do not know when the time is.

• Mark 13:35

  So keep watch, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or early in the morning;

• Mark 14:40

  And again coming, he found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer him.

And 256 more times.