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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ACQUAINT; ACQUAINTANCE

a-kwant', a-kwan'-tans (gnostoi): Terms referring to various degrees of knowledge, but implying more or less detailed information; applied to God's omniscience (Psalm 139:3), to the grief of the Suffering Servant of Yahweh (Isaiah 53:3), and to the knowledge which man should have of God. The noun in the concrete, unless limited by a qualifying term, means more than one who has been known simply in passing, and implies a degree of intimacy, as may be seen in Luke 2:44; Luke 23:49 2 Kings 12:5.

H. E. Jacobs

Greek

1110. gnostos -- known
... known. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: gnostos Phonetic Spelling:
(gnoce-tos') Short Definition: known, an acquaintance Definition: known, an ...
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2398. idios -- one's own, distinct
... Of uncertain affinity; pertaining to self, ie One's own; by implication, private
or separate -- X his acquaintance, when they were alone, apart, aside, due ...
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1097. ginosko -- to come to know, recognize, perceive
... learn; aor: I ascertained, realized. 1097 -- properly, , especially through (
acquaintance). 1097 ("experientially know") is used ...
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1987. epistamai -- to know, to understand
... 1987 (from 1909 , "fitting ," which intensifies 2476 , "stand") -- properly, ,
referring to gaining knowledge by prolonged acquaintance, ie , effort. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4378. makkar -- acquaintance, friend
... 4377, 4378. makkar. 4379 . acquaintance, friend. Transliteration: makkar
Phonetic Spelling: (mak-kawr') Short Definition: acquaintance. ...
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4129. moda -- kinsman
... kinswoman. Or rather modao {mo-daw'}; from yada'; an acquaintance -- kinswoman.
see HEBREW yada'. 4128, 4129. moda or moda. 4130 . Strong's Numbers.
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4130. modaath -- kindred, kinship
... Word Origin from yada Definition kindred, kinship NASB Word Usage kinsman (1). kindred.
From yada'; acquaintance -- kindred. see HEBREW yada'. 4129, 4130. ...
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3045. yada -- to know
... including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation,
punishment, etc.) (as follow) -- acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with ...
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Library

Self-Acquaintance.
... III. CONFLICT. Hymn 26 Self-acquaintance. William Cowper 8,6,8,6. Self-acquaintance.
Dear Lord accept a sinful heart,. Which of itself complains. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/olney hymns/hymn 26 self-acquaintance.htm

All My Acquaintance have the Same Complaint that I Here Make...
... [Way-2-2] All my acquaintance have the same complaint that I here make�
All my acquaintance have the same complaint that I here ...
/.../law/the way to divine knowledge/way-2-2 all my acquaintance have.htm

Further Proof of Plato's Acquaintance with Scripture.
... Chapter XXXI."Further proof of Plato's acquaintance with Scripture. For from
what other source, if not from his reading the writings ...
/.../chapter xxxi further proof of platos.htm

Knowledge and Peace
... They mean little more than 'It pays to be religious.' What kind of notion of
acquaintance with God Eliphaz may have had, one scarcely knows, but at any rate ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/knowledge and peace.htm

Tennessee and Missouri.
... North Carolina "only on the ground of pure and unadulterated Evangelical Lutheranism,"
and added the comment: "We confess that a closer acquaintance has filled ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bente/american lutheranism/tennessee and missouri.htm

Editor's Preface
... His intimate acquaintance with Egypt and its literature, and the opportunities of
discovery afforded him by his position for several years as director of the ...
/.../history of egypt chaldaea syria babylonia and assyria v 1/editors preface.htm

The Missionary in India.
... office? I, of course, use the word "worthy" in a relative sense, and I
remember our limited acquaintance with the human heart. It ...
/.../chapter xxiv the missionary in.htm

The Trial Before the High Priest.
... As an acquaintance he was at once admitted through the gates of the high priest's
palace, while Peter was refused admission. High priest. ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/the trial before the high.htm

Growth
... He might turn the injunction into"'Increase your acquaintance with your Saviour.'
Many Christians never get to be any more intimate with Him than they were ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/growth.htm

"A Fine, Generous Fellow. "
... a "fine, generous fellow." He valued money only as a means of obtaining what he
desired, and was always ready to spend it with an acquaintance for mutual ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arthur/words for the wise/a fine generous fellow.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him.

2. (n.) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.

Thesaurus

Acquaintance (16 Occurrences)
... superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of
friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him ...
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Acquaintances (9 Occurrences)
... (WEB YLT NAS RSV). Psalms 88:8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou
hast made me an abomination unto them; I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. ...
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Ezekiel (4 Occurrences)
... 4,5, show his intimate acquaintance with the Levitical legislation. ... He shows also
an acquaintance with the writings of Hosea (Ezek. 37:22), Isaiah (Ezek. ...
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Kinsman (29 Occurrences)
... 5:8 Ruth 2:20; Ruth 3:9, 12; 4:1, 3, 6, 8, 14; compare "performing the part of a
kinsman," Ruth 3:13); in Ruth 2:1, better rendered "acquaintance." Also qarobh ...
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Kinswoman (4 Occurrences)
... 5:8 Ruth 2:20; Ruth 3:9, 12; 4:1, 3, 6, 8, 14; compare "performing the part of a
kinsman," Ruth 3:13); in Ruth 2:1, better rendered "acquaintance." Also qarobh ...
/k/kinswoman.htm - 10k

Experience (28 Occurrences)
... event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as
contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment ...
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Cut (616 Occurrences)
... right angles. 9. (vt) To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person
in the street; to cut one's acquaintance. 10. (vt) To ...
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Acquaint (1 Occurrence)
... particulars of an act. 3. (vt) To familiarize; to accustom. Int. Standard
Bible Encyclopedia. ACQUAINT; ACQUAINTANCE. a-kwant', a-kwan ...
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Colossians (1 Occurrence)
... In Ignatius and in Polycarp we have here and there phrases and terminology that
suggest an acquaintance with Colossians but not much more (Ignat., Ephes., x.3 ...
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Companions (58 Occurrences)
... Psalms 88:8 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an
abomination unto them; I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. (See RSV). ...
/c/companions.htm - 23k

Bible Concordance

Acquaintance (16 Occurrences)

Luke 2:44 but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Luke 23:49 All his acquaintances, and the women who followed with him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Acts 24:23 And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
(KJV WBS)

Galatians 1:18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to make acquaintance with Peter, and I remained with him fifteen days;
(DBY)

Philippians 4:15 You yourselves also know, you Philippians, that in the beginning of the Good News, when I departed from Macedonia, no assembly shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you only.
(See NIV)

Ruth 2:1 And Naomi hath an acquaintance of her husband's, a man mighty in wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name 'is' Boaz.
(YLT)

Ruth 3:2 and now, is not Boaz of our acquaintance, with whose young women thou hast been? lo, he is winnowing the threshing-floor of barley to-night,
(YLT)

1 Samuel 10:11 And it cometh to pass, all his acquaintance heretofore, see, and lo, with prophets he hath prophesied, and the people say one unto another, 'What 'is' this hath happened to the son of Kish? is Saul also among the prophets?'
(YLT)

2 Kings 12:5 let the priests take it to them, every man from his acquaintance; and they shall repair the breaches of the house, wherever any breach shall be found."
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Kings 12:7 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Job 19:13 "He has put my brothers far from me. My acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Job 42:11 Then came there to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house. They comforted him, and consoled him concerning all the evil that Yahweh had brought on him. Everyone also gave him a piece of money, and everyone a ring of gold.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 31:11 Because of all my adversaries I have become utterly contemptible to my neighbors, A fear to my acquaintances. Those who saw me on the street fled from me.
(Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 55:13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Psalms 88:8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS)

Psalms 88:18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS)

Subtopics

Acquaintance

Related Terms

Acquaintances (9 Occurrences)

Ezekiel (4 Occurrences)

Kinsman (29 Occurrences)

Kinswoman (4 Occurrences)

Experience (28 Occurrences)

Cut (616 Occurrences)

Acquaint (1 Occurrence)

Colossians (1 Occurrence)