noun · feminine

anagnōsias

Greekἀνάγνωσις (anagnōsis)

Strong’sG320

reading

stem anagnōsi-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

reading2×public reading1×

What it means

ἀνά-γνωσις, -εως, ἡ

[in LXX: Ne 8:8 (מִקְרָא), I Es 9:48, Sir prol. 9, 13*;]

1. recognition (Hdt.).

2. reading (Plat., al.): of the public reading of Scripture (Milligan, NTD, 173, 210 f.): Ac 13:15, II Co 3:14, I Ti 4:13 (Cremer, 158; MM, VGT, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G320 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidan-ag'-no-sis

(the act of) reading

Fromfrom G314;

King Jamesreading.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	anagnōsias	anagnōsiais
object accusative	anagnōsian1×ἀνάγνωσιν	anagnōsiain
direct address vocative	anagnōsiar	anagnōsiair
of, belonging to genitive	anagnōsiau	anagnōsiaiu
to, for dative	anagnōsia2×ἀναγνώσει	anagnōsiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

anagnōsistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

anagnōsia is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

anagnōsian“reading”objectaccusative singular1×

Acts 13:15“reading”meta de tan anagnōsian tou nomou kai toiu profētoiu apostelala tois archisunagōgois pros autoin legarōtois; Anēroir adelfoir, ei tinos atō en vi logos paraklēsiau pros ton laon, legavōr.After the reading from the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue leaders sent word to them: “Brothers, if you have a word of encouragement for the people, please speak.”

anagnōsia“reading”to, fordative singular2×

2 Corinthians 3:14“reading”alla pōrita teim noēmeim autoiu. achri gar tau sēmeron hēmerau tem autem kalummem epi ta anagnōsia tau palaiau diathēkau menatō mē anakaluptirōtem, hoti en Christo katargitō,But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

1 Timothy 4:13“public reading”heōs erchemō prosechasōr ta anagnōsia, ta paraklēsia, ta didaskalia.Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.