acknowledge

Found 16 times in the King James Bible

H5234 Hebrew
G3670 Greek

English Definition

properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

נָכַר

Transliteration

nâkar

Strong's Reference H5234

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

ὁμολογέω

Transliteration

yâdâh

Strong's Reference G3670
Greek Meaning

physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)

"Acknowledge" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H5234, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G3670. Context determines which original word is being used.

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