The verb know
(ginosko) in this passage does not mean to simply grasp the meaning
of a word, but as Vine points out:
In the N. T. ginosko frequently indicates a relation between the person knowing
and the object known; in this respect, what is known is of value or importance
to the one who knows, and hence the establishment of the relationship, e.g.,
especially of God’s knowledge, 1 Cor. 8:3, “if
any man love God, the same is known of him,” ... such knowledge is obtained,
not by mere intellectual activity, but by operation of the Holy Spirit consequent
upon acceptance of Christ. 1
1 W.E.Vine,
Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words (Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming
H. Revell Company, 1952), Vol. II, p. 298.
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