1. known / notable — Something or someone that is known, recognized, or notable -- used predicatively or attributively to describe facts, events, miracles, or persons that are publicly recognized or well-known. The 'notable miracle' usage (Acts 4:16) and general 'known' usage share the core semantic of being within public awareness. Spanish uses 'conocido/conocidas/notable' (known/notable); Hindi uses 'ज्ञात/जाना-पहचाना/चिह्न' (gyat/jana-pahchana, known/recognized); Arabic uses 'معلوم/معلومة' (ma'lum, known); Korean uses '알려졌다/표적' (allyeojyeotda, was made known / pyojeok, sign); Swahili uses 'inajulikana' (it is known) for both senses. 13×
AR["المَعروفَ","مَعلومٌ","مَعلومَةٌ","مَعْرُوفًا","مَعْرُوفُ","مَعْلُومًا","مَعْلُومٌ","مَعْلُومَةً"]·ben["জানা","জানা-গেল","জানা-হইল","জ্ঞাত","পরিচিত","প্রকাশ্য"]·DE["bekannt"]·EN["a-notable","known"]·FR["connu"]·heb["יָדוּעַ","מֻכָּר","נוֹדַע","נוֹדַעַת","נוֹדָע","עוֹלָם"]·HI["-वचन","चिह्न","जाना-गया","जाना-जा-सकता-है","जाना-पहचाना","जाना-हुआ-हो","ज्ञात","मालूम"]·ID["Diketahui","dapat-diketahui","dikenal","diketahui","nyata","oleh"]·IT["conosciuto","gnostos"]·jav["Kasumereban","Kawuningan","dipunmangertosi","kasumereban","kawruhan","saged-dipunmangertosi","tepang"]·KO["아는-사람","알-수-있는-것","알려져-있다","알려졌다","알려지다","알려지라","알려진","알려진다","표적-이"]·PT["Conhecido","conhecidas","conhecido","conhecível","notório"]·RU["Известно","ведомые","знаком","знакомый","известно","известно-","известное","познаваемое"]·ES["conocidas","conocido","notable"]·SW["anayemjua","ijulikane","ilijulikana","inajulikana","julikana","kinachojulikana","lijulikana","yanayojulikana"]·TR["-tir","bilinebilir-olan","bilinen","bilinir","bilinsin","tanınan"]·urd["جانا-ہوا","جاننے والا","معلوم"]
John 18:15, John 18:16, Acts 1:19, Acts 2:14, Acts 4:10, Acts 4:16, Acts 9:42, Acts 13:38, Acts 15:18, Acts 19:17, Acts 28:22, Acts 28:28 (+1 more)
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Senses
2. acquaintance — A person who is known to someone, used substantivally to denote personal acquaintances or familiar associates, as distinct from strangers or intimate family. This substantival usage represents a distinct sense from the adjectival 'known.' Spanish uses 'conocidos' (acquaintances); Hindi uses 'जान-पहचानों/जानने वाले' (jan-pahchanon/janne vale, known ones/those who know); Arabic uses 'معارفه/المعارف' (ma'arifihi/al-ma'arif, his acquaintances/the acquaintances); Korean uses '아는 자들' (aneun jadeul, those who know); Swahili uses 'wajuaana/marafiki' (acquaintances/friends). 2×
AR["الْمَعَارِفِ","مَعارِفِهِ"]·ben["γνωστοὶ-পরিচিতেরা","পরিচিতদের"]·DE["bekannt"]·EN["acquaintances"]·FR["connu"]·heb["מַכָּרִים"]·HI["जान-पहचानों","जानने-वाले"]·ID["itu","kenalan"]·IT["gnostoi","gnostois"]·jav["tepang","tepangan:"]·KO["아는-자들-에서","아는-자들이"]·PT["conhecidos"]·RU["знакомые","знакомых"]·ES["conocidos"]·SW["marafiki","wajuaana"]·TR["tanıdıklar-arasında","tanıdıkları"]·urd["جان-پہچانوں","جاننے-والے"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
γνωστός, ή, όν, collateral form of γνωτός (which see), known, Refs 5th c.BC+; γνωστόν, τό, common knowledge, τινός Refs 4th c.AD+ adverb -τῶς clearly, LXX __2 knowable, Refs 4th c.BC+; γνωστὰ σαρκός bodily symptoms (of anger), Refs 1st c.BC+ __II plural, as substantive, ={γνώριμοι}, notables, LXX+2nd c.AD+; acquaintance, friend, NT __III active, knowing, uncertain in LXX+1st c.AD+