Gnōsis — G1108

G1108 · Greek — γνῶσις

Pronunciation: gno'-sis

Definition

feminine noun

knowing (the act), i.e. (by implication) knowledge

  1. the general knowledge of the Christian religion
  2. especially of things lawful and unlawful for Christians
  3. the higher knowledge of Christian and divine things which false teachers boast of, ψευδωνομος γνῶσις
  4. moral wisdom, such as is seen in right living
  5. concerning salvation through Christ

Usually translated as

knowledge, science

Origin

from G1097

Occurrences

Gnōsis occurs 29 times in 28 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (2), Romans (3), 1 Corinthians (9), 2 Corinthians (6), Ephesians (1), Philippians (1), Colossians (1), 1 Timothy (1), 1 Peter (1), 2 Peter (3)

Strong's Lexicon — G