signifies (a) "to know thoroughly" (epi, "intensive," ginosko, "to know"); (b) "to recognize a thing to be what it really is, to acknowledge," 1—Corinthians 14:37 (RV, "take knowledge of"); 1—Corinthians 16:18; 2—Corinthians 1:13,14 . See KNOW , KNOWLEDGE , PERCEIVE.
1—John 2:23akin to A, "full, or thorough knowledge, discernment, recognition," is translated "acknowledging" in the AV of 2—Timothy 2:25; Titus 1:1; Philemon 1:6 (in all three, RV, "knowledge," properly, "thorough knowledge"). In Colossians 2:2 , AV, "acknowledgement," RV, "that they may know" (i.e., "unto the full knowledge"). See KNOWLEDGE.
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