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From Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵiǵneh₃-, the reduplicated present stem of *ǵneh₃-, with -σκω (-skō).

Cognates include English know, Latin gnōscō, Albanian njoh, Old Armenian ճան- (čan-, to know), Sanskrit जानाति (jānāti, to know), and Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎴𐎿𐏃𐎡𐎹 (x-š-n-s-h-i-y /⁠xšnāsāhiy⁠/, you shall know).

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γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)

  1. to be aware of; to perceive, observe, know, learn
    1. to know, understand
    2. to distinguish, discern
    3. (with genitive) to be aware of
    4. (followed by relative clauses) to perceive
  2. (in prose) to observe, form a judgment, judge, determine, think
    1. (passive voice, of persons) to be judged guilty
    2. (perfect passive with active sense)
  3. to know carnally, have sex with

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