verb
diagnōskamō
Strong’sG1231
I know accurately, examine, decide
stem diagnōsk-2 times in the New Testament2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-γινώσκω
(v. previous word), [in LXX chiefly for ידע, and cf. II Mac 9:15;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1231 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialectand later Attic dialect διαγίνομαι [γῑ], future -γενήσομαι: aorist διεγενόμην, also διεγενήθην Refs 1st c.BC+:—go through, pass, τοσάδε ἔτη Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, go through life, live, Refs 5th c.BC+; survive, see reading in Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐὰν ἄρα διαγιγνώμεθα if we live long enough, Refs 4th c.BC+; δ. ἀπὸ τῆς τέχνης to subsist by it, Refs 4th c.BC+; γενναίως δ. ἔν τινι behave nobly in.., Refs 1st c.AD+participle, διαγενέσθαι ἄρχων continue in the government, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδὲν ἄλλο ποιῶν διαγεγένηται ἢ διασκοπῶν he was never anything but a theorist, Refs 4th c.BC+
II intervene, elapse, χρόνου μεταξὺ διαγενομένου Refs 5th c.BC+; οἴδαμεν.. ἤδη τῇ κρίσει ἐκείνῃ διαγεγονότα ἔτη ὀκτώ Test. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diagnōskemiδιαγνώσομαι | will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular | decide | 1× |
| diagnōskarōδιαγινώσκειν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | determine | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagnōskamō | diagnōskame | diagnōskami | diagnōskama | diagnōskamē | diagnōskamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskasō | diagnōskase | diagnōskasi | diagnōskasa | diagnōskasē | diagnōskaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōskatō | diagnōskate | diagnōskati | diagnōskata | diagnōskatē | diagnōskatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diagnōskanō | diagnōskane | diagnōskani | diagnōskana | diagnōskanē | diagnōskanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskavō | diagnōskave | diagnōskavi | diagnōskava | diagnōskavē | diagnōskavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskalō | diagnōskale | diagnōskali | diagnōskala | diagnōskalē | diagnōskalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagnōskomō | diagnōskome | diagnōskomē | diagnōskomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskosō | diagnōskose | diagnōskosē | diagnōskoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōskotō | diagnōskote | diagnōskotē | diagnōskotelē |
| we 1st person plural | diagnōskonō | diagnōskone | diagnōskonē | diagnōskonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskovō | diagnōskove | diagnōskovē | diagnōskovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskolō | diagnōskole | diagnōskolē | diagnōskolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagnōskemi1×διαγνώσομαι | diagnōskema |
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskesi | diagnōskesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōsketi | diagnōsketa |
| we 1st person plural | diagnōskeni | diagnōskena |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskevi | diagnōskeva |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskeli | diagnōskela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagnōskameiō | diagnōskameia | diagnōskameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskaseiō | diagnōskaseia | diagnōskaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōskateiō | diagnōskateia | diagnōskateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diagnōskaneiō | diagnōskaneia | diagnōskaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskaveiō | diagnōskaveia | diagnōskaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskaleiō | diagnōskaleia | diagnōskaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagnōskomeiō | diagnōskomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskoseiō | diagnōskoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōskoteiō | diagnōskoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | diagnōskoneiō | diagnōskoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskoveiō | diagnōskoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskoleiō | diagnōskoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagnōskemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōsketeia |
| we 1st person plural | diagnōskeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskasōr | diagnōskasar | diagnōskasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōskatōr | diagnōskatar | diagnōskatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskavōr | diagnōskavar | diagnōskavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskalōr | diagnōskalar | diagnōskalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskosōr | diagnōskosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōskotōr | diagnōskotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskovōr | diagnōskovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskolōr | diagnōskolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōsketar |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskevar |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagnōskamoiō | diagnōskamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskasoiō | diagnōskasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōskatoiō | diagnōskatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diagnōskanoiō | diagnōskanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskavoiō | diagnōskavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskaloiō | diagnōskaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagnōskomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōskotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | diagnōskonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diagnōskemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diagnōskesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diagnōsketoia |
| we 1st person plural | diagnōskenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diagnōskevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diagnōskeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diagnōskarō1×διαγινώσκειν | diagnōskari | diagnōskara | diagnōskarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diagnōskorō | diagnōskorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | diagnōskeri | diagnōskera |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diagnōskarōntos | diagnōskarintos | diagnōskarantos | diagnōskarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | diagnōskorōntos | diagnōskorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | diagnōskerintos | diagnōskerantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diagnōsk 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
diagnōskemi“decide”will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Acts 24:22… legarantos; Hotan Lusios tos chiliarchos katabainateia diagnōskemi teim kata vin;… Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
diagnōskarō“determine”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Acts 23:15“determine”… katagateia auton eis vin hōs mellarōntoin diagnōskarō akribesterem teim peri autou; nis de …… then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready …