TR: da'ath → gnosis (Knowledge)¶
The Chain¶
Hebrew OT LXX (Greek OT) Greek NT
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דַּעַת (da'ath) → γνῶσις (gnosis) → γνῶσις (gnosis)
H1847, 91x 27x as translation 28x in NT
"knowledge" of da'ath "knowledge"
OT Usage (Hebrew)¶
| Strong's | Word | Occurrences | Primary Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1847 | דַּעַת (da'ath) | 91 | knowledge, discernment, perception |
| H1844 | דֵּעָה (de'ah) | 6 | knowledge (feminine form) |
| H4093 | מַדָּע (madda') | 6 | intelligence, consciousness, science |
Key OT passages: - Pro 1:7 — "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge" - Hos 4:6 — "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" - Dan 12:4 — "many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased"
Library: H1847-daath.md
LXX Bridge¶
| Hebrew | Greek Translation | Co-occ | PMI Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| da'ath (H1847) | γνῶσις (G1108) | 27x | 24.73 | Primary equivalent |
| da'ath (H1847) | αἴσθησις (G144) | 21x | 24.51 | Sensory/moral perception |
| da'ath (H1847) | σοφία (G4678) | 19x | 15.64 | Wisdom overlap contexts |
| da'ath (H1847) | σύνεσις (G4907) | 14x | 14.97 | Intelligence, discernment |
Reverse bridge — Hebrew words rendered as gnosis in LXX:
| Hebrew Source | Strong's | Co-occ | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| דַּעַת (da'ath) | H1847 | 27x | Primary source |
| חׇכְמָה (chokmah) | H2451 | 12x | Wisdom — secondary source |
| יָדַע (yada') | H3045 | 9x | Verb "to know" |
| לָמַד (lamad) | H3925 | 5x | "To learn/teach" |
| רָבָה (rabah) | H7235 | 5x | "To increase" |
Semantic shift in translation: Minimal shift — gnosis maps cleanly onto da'ath as cognitive knowledge. The LXX translators split da'ath's experiential/perceptual dimension off to aisthesis (21x), preserving the intellectual core in gnosis. This means NT gnosis carries slightly more of a purely intellectual connotation than OT da'ath, which also encompassed experiential and moral perception.
NT Usage (Greek)¶
| Strong's | Word | Occurrences | Primary Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1108 | γνῶσις (gnosis) | 28 | knowing (the act), knowledge |
| G1922 | ἐπίγνωσις (epignosis) | 20 | full knowledge, recognition |
| G1097 | γινώσκω (ginosko) | 222 | to know (verb) |
Key NT passages: - Luk 1:77 — "To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins" - Rom 2:20 — "the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law" - 2Co 2:14 — "maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place" - Col 2:3 — "In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" - 1Ti 6:20 — "avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science [gnosis] falsely so called"
Library: TODO(need G1108 study)
Word Families¶
Hebrew family (H3045 root): - H3045 יָדַע (yada') — verb: to know (873x) - H1847 דַּעַת (da'ath) — noun: knowledge (91x) - H1844 דֵּעָה (de'ah) — noun: knowledge, feminine (6x) - H4093 מַדָּע (madda') — noun: intelligence, science (6x)
Greek family (G1097 root): - G1097 γινώσκω (ginosko) — verb: to know (222x) - G1108 γνῶσις (gnosis) — noun: knowledge (28x) - G1109 γνώστης (gnostes) — noun: expert, one who knows - G1110 γνωστός (gnostos) — adjective: known, notable
Continuity and Shifts¶
What stays the same across testaments: - Knowledge as a divine gift (Exo 31:3; Col 2:3) - Knowledge paired with wisdom as complementary virtues (Pro 2:6; Col 2:3) - Rejection of knowledge as culpable (Hos 4:6; Rom 1:28) - Knowledge of God as the highest form (Pro 2:5; 2Co 10:5)
What shifts: - OT da'ath has a strong experiential/perceptual dimension (LXX splits this to aisthesis); NT gnosis leans more intellectual - NT gnosis acquires a cautionary edge — "knowledge puffeth up" (1Co 8:1), "oppositions of science falsely so called" (1Ti 6:20) — absent from OT da'ath, which is almost universally positive when directed toward God - NT adds epignosis (full/thorough knowledge) as an intensified form, used especially by Paul for knowledge of God and Christ
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