[B-Greek] The meaning of "eido"
Jim West
jwest at highland.net
Tue Mar 22 18:51:28 EST 2005
Bill Diehl wrote:
>Dear Greek scholars,
>
>We are having a disagreement among our discussion group which I hope that a Greek scholar can help us with. The issue is the meaning of the Greek word eido, "to know". Some are maintaining that the use of this word eido in the text in Mark 13:32, "But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father", means that our Lord did not know the actual day or hour of His coming but only the Father.
>
The word is oiden, not eido. And it means "to know, to be intimately
acquainted with, understand, recognize, come to know. And so that is
indeed what it says. And means.
> Others are maintaining the word eido can also mean "to make known, to declare" as used by Paul in the text 1 Corinthians 2:2, "For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified".
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Not here.
>Can this word eido be used to mean "to declare, to make known, to reveal"? or is the meaning limited to mean only "to see, to know, to understand"?
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Oiden- and no, it does not mean to make known, to declare or to reveal.
>Any help that you could give us in this matter would be very much appreciated.
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Best,
Jim
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