noun · masculine
kardiognōstos
Greekκαρδιογνώστης (kardiognōstēs)
Strong’sG2589
a knower of the inner life
stem kardiognōst-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† καρδιο-γνώστης, -ου, ὁ
(< καρδία, γνώστης),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2589 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kardiognōstos1×καρδιογνώστης | kardiognōstois |
| object accusative | kardiognōston | kardiognōstoin |
| direct address vocative | kardiognōstor1×καρδιογνῶστα | kardiognōstoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kardiognōstou | kardiognōstoiu |
| to, for dative | kardiognōsto | kardiognōstoi |
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
kardiognōsto 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
kardiognōstos“who knows the heart”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 15:8“who knows the heart”kai tos kardiognōstos theos marturata autei dōaratos tem pneumem tem hagiem kathōs kai ni,And God, who knows the heart, showed His approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as He did to us.
kardiognōstor“who know the hearts”direct addressvocative singular1×
Acts 1:24“who know the hearts”kai proseucheratois legala Sis kurior kardiognōstor pantoiu, anadeiknuasar hon eklegesa, ek houtoiu toiu duo henon,And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen