What does gnóstés mean?

Gnóstés (1109 in Strong's Concordance) is a noun in Ancient Greek that means to be one that knows, in other words, what we might call an expert.

By itself it occurs once in the New Testament, but it is also used twice in the form of kardiognóstés, both times revealing that God is one who knows the heart.

Related Terms

The following terms are often used in connection with gnóstés:

• proorizó - to be predestined

• horizó - to set boundaries

• proginóskó - to know beforehand

• prognósis - a foreknowledge, or prior determination

• ginóskó - to know

• gnósis - a knowledge

• agnósia - an ignorance

• gnómé - an opinion

• gnórizó - to come to know

• gnóstés - one who knows

• kardiognóstés - one who knows the heart

• gnóstos - to be, or do something knowingly

• agnóstos - to be, or do something unknowingly

• kataginóskó - to blame

• epiginóskó - to know exactly

• anaginóskó - to know what was written

• agnoeó - to be ignorant

• suggnómé - to confess something known

• diaginóskó - to thouroughly know

• proetoimazó - to prepare beforehand

• hetoimazó - to prepare

• prothesis - a setting forth, or purpose

• protithémi - to set before

• tithémi - to set, place, or establish

Usage

Gnóstés is used 1 times across 1 verses. Below is a list of all references to gnóstés in the New Testament:

...especially because you are familiar with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.

Acts 26:3 ESV