ἀνάγν-ωσις G0320
reading; public reading of Scripture or private reading of texts
A noun denoting the act of reading, especially aloud. After the 'reading' of the Law and Prophets in the synagogue, Paul was invited to speak (Acts 13:15). Second Corinthians 3:14 describes a veil remaining 'at the reading of the old covenant'—minds darkened during Scripture reading. Paul urges Timothy to give attention to the 'public reading' of Scripture (1 Tim 4:13), a key element of worship and instruction.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Refers to reading as an act, particularly public reading of Scripture in worship contexts. Acts establishes the synagogue pattern: Torah and Prophets read aloud, then exposition invited. Paul's veil imagery (2 Cor 3:14) shows reading without understanding—eyes on text but heart veiled. Timothy's charge includes public Scripture reading as pastoral duty—not just private study but communal encounter with the Word. Multilingual glosses use reading vocabulary consistently (Spanish 'lectura,' French 'lecture,' German forms), emphasizing the auditory-communal dimension. 3×
AR["القِراءَةِ", "قِراءَةِ"]·ben["পাঠে", "পাঠে,", "পাঠের"]·DE["ἀνάγνωσιν", "ἀναγνώσει"]·EN["reading"]·FR["lecture", "ἀναγνώσει"]·heb["קְרִיאַת", "קְרִיאָה"]·HI["पठन", "पढ़ने", "पधन"]·ID["pembacaan"]·IT["anagnōsei", "lettura"]·jav["pamaosan", "pamaosan,", "waosan"]·KO["낭독", "낭독에,", "읽음에"]·PT["leitura"]·RU["чтении", "чтению", "чтения"]·ES["lectura"]·SW["kusoma"]·TR["o-", "okumasından", "okumaya"]·urd["پڑھنے"]
Related Senses
H0559 1. say, speak, tell (5297×)G3004 1. say, tell, speak (2226×)H1696 1. speak, say, tell (Piel) (1105×)H7121 1. call, summon, name (575×)H6680 1. command, order, charge (483×)H6030b 1. answer, respond, reply (289×)G2980 1. speak, talk (277×)H5046 1. Hifil: to tell, report (237×)G0611 1. answer or respond verbally (232×)H1288 1. Piel: bless, invoke blessing (227×)H7650 1. swear, take an oath (Niphal) (154×)H3789 1. Qal passive participle: written, recorded (112×)H1984b 1. praise, laud (Piel) (111×)H7592 1. ask, inquire, question (96×)H3034 1. give thanks, praise (Hifil) (94×)G1321 1. teach, instruct actively (92×)H3789 2. Qal active: write, compose (89×)G1125 1. to write, compose (a letter or document) (84×)H5046 2. Hifil: to declare, proclaim (79×)H7892a 1. song, musical composition (78×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἀνάγν-ωσις, εως, ἡ, recognition, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 reading, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2.b reading aloud, NT+5th c.BC+: in plural, public readings, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II Grammars, in textual criticism, reading, ἡ Ἀριστάρχειος ἀ.Refs 2nd c.AD+ __III ={πραγματεία}, Refs 6th c.AD+ __IV persuasion, Refs 5th c.BC+