Greek core word #56 · verb · 296 times in the New Testament
οἶδα
OY-dahοἶδα, εἰδήσω, —, —, —, — — know
- Perfect in form, present in meaning (“I know”); the pluperfect ᾔδειν is its past tense (“I knew”).
- Stem varies οἰδ-/εἰδ-/ἰδ-: subj. εἰδῶ, inf. εἰδέναι, ptc. εἰδώς, imperative ἴσθι. MorphGNT files 24 forms of εἰδώς under ὁράω; they are shown here.
- Koine plural οἴδαμεν, οἴδατε, οἴδασι(ν); the Attic forms ἴστε, ἴσασι(ν) also occur. Future εἰδήσω only in Heb 8:11.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Future active
| Indicative | Optative | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | εἰδήσω | εἰδήσοιμι |
| 2 sg | εἰδήσεις | εἰδήσοις |
| 3 sg | εἰδήσει | εἰδήσοι |
| 1 pl | εἰδήσομεν | εἰδήσοιμεν |
| 2 pl | εἰδήσετε | εἰδήσοιτε |
| 3 pl | εἰδήσουσι(ν) | εἰδήσοιεν |
Infinitive: εἰδήσειν
Participle: εἰδήσων, εἰδήσουσα, εἰδῆσον (gen. εἰδήσοντος)
Perfect active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | οἶδα | εἰδῶ | εἰδείην | |
| 2 sg | οἶδας | εἰδῇς | εἰδείης | ἴσθι |
| 3 sg | οἶδε(ν) | εἰδῇ | εἰδείη | ἴστω |
| 1 pl | οἴδαμεν | εἰδῶμεν | εἰδεῖμεν | |
| 2 pl | οἴδατε / ἴστε | εἰδῆτε | εἰδεῖτε | ἴστε |
| 3 pl | οἴδασι(ν) / ἴσασι(ν) | εἰδῶσι(ν) | εἰδεῖεν | ἴστωσαν |
Infinitive: εἰδέναι
Participle: εἰδώς, εἰδυῖα, εἰδός (gen. εἰδότος)
Pluperfect active
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ᾔδειν |
| 2 sg | ᾔδεις |
| 3 sg | ᾔδει(ν) |
| 1 pl | ᾔδειμεν |
| 2 pl | ᾔδειτε |
| 3 pl | ᾔδεισαν |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 11, Mark 4:13.
Explained in the notes of 6 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 260 · open the PDF here