- Transliteration: Gnosis

- Phonetic: gno'-sis

- Definition:

1. knowledge signifies in general intelligence, understanding

a. the general knowledge of Christian religion

b. the deeper more perfect and enlarged knowledge of this religion, such as belongs to the more advanced

c. esp. of things lawful and unlawful for Christians

d. moral wisdom, such as is seen in right living

- Origin: from G1097" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1097

- TDNT entry: 12:29,1

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G1097" class="dictionary-topic-link">G1097; knowing (the act) that is (by implication) knowledge: - knowledge science.