γνωστός
Appearance
Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root of γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to know”) + -στός (-stós). A later variant form of γνωτός (gnōtós).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡnɔːs.tós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡnosˈtos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣnosˈtos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣnosˈtos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣnosˈtos/
Adjective
[edit]γνωστός • (gnōstós) m (feminine γνωστή, neuter γνωστόν); first/second declension
Declension
[edit]Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | γνωστός gnōstós |
γνωστή gnōstḗ |
γνωστόν gnōstón |
γνωστώ gnōstṓ |
γνωστᾱ́ gnōstā́ |
γνωστώ gnōstṓ |
γνωστοί gnōstoí |
γνωσταί gnōstaí |
γνωστᾰ́ gnōstá | |||||
Genitive | γνωστοῦ gnōstoû |
γνωστῆς gnōstês |
γνωστοῦ gnōstoû |
γνωστοῖν gnōstoîn |
γνωσταῖν gnōstaîn |
γνωστοῖν gnōstoîn |
γνωστῶν gnōstôn |
γνωστῶν gnōstôn |
γνωστῶν gnōstôn | |||||
Dative | γνωστῷ gnōstôi |
γνωστῇ gnōstêi |
γνωστῷ gnōstôi |
γνωστοῖν gnōstoîn |
γνωσταῖν gnōstaîn |
γνωστοῖν gnōstoîn |
γνωστοῖς gnōstoîs |
γνωσταῖς gnōstaîs |
γνωστοῖς gnōstoîs | |||||
Accusative | γνωστόν gnōstón |
γνωστήν gnōstḗn |
γνωστόν gnōstón |
γνωστώ gnōstṓ |
γνωστᾱ́ gnōstā́ |
γνωστώ gnōstṓ |
γνωστούς gnōstoús |
γνωστᾱ́ς gnōstā́s |
γνωστᾰ́ gnōstá | |||||
Vocative | γνωστέ gnōsté |
γνωστή gnōstḗ |
γνωστόν gnōstón |
γνωστώ gnōstṓ |
γνωστᾱ́ gnōstā́ |
γνωστώ gnōstṓ |
γνωστοί gnōstoí |
γνωσταί gnōstaí |
γνωστᾰ́ gnōstá | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
γνωστῶς gnōstôs |
γνωστότερος gnōstóteros |
γνωστότᾰτος gnōstótatos | ||||||||||||
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Quotations
[edit]- New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 9:42:
- γνωστὸν δὲ ἐγένετο καθ’ ὅλης τῆς Ἰόππης, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.
- gnōstòn dè egéneto kath’ hólēs tês Ióppēs, kaì polloì epísteusan epì tòn Kúrion.
- Translation by KJV
- And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
- γνωστὸν δὲ ἐγένετο καθ’ ὅλης τῆς Ἰόππης, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.
Derived terms
[edit]- γνωστικός (gnōstikós)
Descendants
[edit]- Greek: γνωστός (gnostós)
Further reading
[edit]- γνωστός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- γνωστός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “γνωστός”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
- “γνωστός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- G1110 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- familiar idem, page 305.
- knowable idem, page 471.
- well-known idem, page 974.
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek γνωστός (gnōstós), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “I know”).
Adjective
[edit]γνωστός • (gnostós) m (feminine γνωστή, neuter γνωστό)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | γνωστός (gnostós) | γνωστή (gností) | γνωστό (gnostó) | γνωστοί (gnostoí) | γνωστές (gnostés) | γνωστά (gnostá) | |
genitive | γνωστού (gnostoú) | γνωστής (gnostís) | γνωστού (gnostoú) | γνωστών (gnostón) | γνωστών (gnostón) | γνωστών (gnostón) | |
accusative | γνωστό (gnostó) | γνωστή (gností) | γνωστό (gnostó) | γνωστούς (gnostoús) | γνωστές (gnostés) | γνωστά (gnostá) | |
vocative | γνωστέ (gnosté) | γνωστή (gností) | γνωστό (gnostó) | γνωστοί (gnostoí) | γνωστές (gnostés) | γνωστά (gnostá) |
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο γνωστός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο γνωστός, etc.)
Related terms
[edit]- see: γνωρίζω (gnorízo, “to know”)
Noun
[edit]γνωστός • (gnostós) m (plural γνωστοί)
- acquaintance, a person whom one knows; a familiar
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | γνωστός (gnostós) | γνωστοί (gnostoí) |
genitive | γνωστού (gnostoú) | γνωστών (gnostón) |
accusative | γνωστό (gnostó) | γνωστούς (gnostoús) |
vocative | γνωστέ (gnosté) | γνωστοί (gnostoí) |
Antonyms
[edit]- άγνωστος (ágnostos)
Categories:
- Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -στός
- Ancient Greek 2-syllable words
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- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek adjectives
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