Quick Definition
καρδιογνώστης, ου, ὁ n.m. a knower of the inner life
Strong's Definition
from 2588 and 1097; a heart-knower
KJV Usage: which knowest the hearts
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -ου | καρδία + γινώσκω
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
καρδιογνώστης 3 and endurance, Jas. v. 8. in ref. to good-will and love: ἔχειν τινὰ ἐν τῇ k. to have one in one’s heart, of constant remembrance and steadfast affection, Phil. i. 7 (‘fe tamen in toto pectore semper habet ’ Ovid. trist. 5, 4, 24); εἶναι ἐν τῇ k. τινός, to be cherished in one’s heart, to be loved by one perpetually and unalterably, 2 Co. vii. 3; εὐδοκία τῆς x. Ro. x. 1. in ref. to joy and pleasure: ηὐφράνθη ἡ x. Acts ii. 26 (fr. Ps. xv. (xvi.) 9); χαρήσεται ἡ x. Jn. Xvi. 22; ἀνὴρ κατὰ τὴν K. τοῦ θεοῦ, i. ὁ. in whom God delights, Acts xiii. of the pleasure given by food, Acts xiv. 17 ([W. 156 (148) note] see 2 a. above). in ref. to grief, pain, anguish, ete.: ἡ λύπη πεπλήρωκε τὴν κ- Jn. xvi. 6; 99. 22; “= καρπὸν πολὺν φέρειν, to accomplish much (for the propagation of Christianity and its furtherance in the souls of men), Jn. xv. 8, 16; used of men’s deeds as exponents of their hearts [ef. W. 372 (348)], Mt. vii. 16, 20; ἀγαθοί, Jas. iil. 17; καρποὶ τῆς Bao. τοῦ θεοῦ, deeds required for the attainment of salvation in the kingdom of God, Mt. xxi. 43; ποιεῖν καρποὺς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας, to exhibit deeds agreeing with a change of heart, Mt. iii. 8; Lk. iii. 8, (cf. ἄξια τῆς μετανοίας ἔργα πράσσειν, Acts xxvi. 20). b. advantage, profit, utility: Phil. i. 22; ἵν. 17; ἔχειν καρmov, to get fruit, Ro. 1. 13; vi. 21 sq.; τῆς δικαιοσύνης, benefit arising from righteousness [al. make it gen. of
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
καρδιογνώστης kardiognōstēs 2x
heart-knower, searcher of hearts, Acts 1:24; 15:8*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† καρδιο-γνώστης, -ου, ὁ
(< καρδία, γνώστης),
knower of hearts: Ac 1:24 15:8.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
καρδιογνώστης. This word, which is first found in Ac 124, is traced by Preuschen (HZ 7 ad /.) to the Christian-liturgical usage of the time. It occurs again in 7d. 158: for the thought cf. Jer 17° ἐτάζων καρδίας.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
καρδιογνώστης (kardiognōstēs) — heart-knower. καρδῐο-γνώστης, ου, ὁ, knower of hearts, [NT]
