my new favorite word
?anagnosis? a greek word
1 Timothy 4:13 - ?Until I come, be diligent in reading..?
The original Greek digs deeper
Strong?s Concordance
#G320 - anagnosis
anagn?sis: recognition, reading
From the word anaginosko; (the act of) reading -- reading.
anagin?sk?: to know certainly, know again, read
Original Word: ἀναγινώσκω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: anagin?sk?
Phonetic Spelling: (an-ag-in-oce'-ko)
Definition: to know certainly, know again, read
Usage: I read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern.
HELPS Word-studies
314 anaginṓskō (from 303 /an?, "up, again," intensifying 1097 /ginṓskō, "personally know") ? properly, "to know again" through reading. Reading (314/anaginskō) enables others to re-live (re-appreciate) what was conveyed (experienced) by the original author.
The Rest of the Verse - ?Until I come, be diligent in reading, in encouraging-parakl?sis: a calling to one's aid, i.e. encouragement, comfort - and in teaching-didaskalia: instruction (the function or the information).
Some versions say ?Until I come, be diligent in public reading..? The groups of Chist-ians were still just being formed, and it was very much a collective thing as well as individual.
The word ?be diligent? is - prosech?: to hold to, turn to, attend to; pros?xō from pr?s, "towards" and ?xō, "have" ? properly, have towards, i.e. to give full attention; to set a course and keep to it - ?give heed?.
Reading, of course, the Scripture, the written logos. Logos - ?reasoning expressed in words? - ?The Scripture is/was inspired by God and profitable..? God?s reasoning.
?Why trust man whose breath/pneuma/life is in his nostrils? (Is.2:22).
good word !