anaginosko

ἀνέγνωτε [13 verses](verb 2nd pl aor ind act) "Ye read"is from anaginosko (anagignôskô), which means to "know well," "know certainly," "know characters" so  "read,""perceive," "attend lectures on," "acknowledge," "recognize," "induce" one to do a thing, "persuade," "convince," of books. "read aloud," "published," in the passive, "to be persuaded" to do a thing, and, as a noun, "students" (those who attend lectures).--  "Readest thou" is a verb that means "know well,"  "know characters" so  "read," "recognize," and "know again." It is always translated as "read" in the Gospels because Jesus always using it to refer to the Old Testment. However, Jesus is never talking about "reading." He is talking about "knowing well" and "recognizing," which may have been read or heard or memorized, all of which were common in a relationship to scripture. 

Word Type: 

verb

Number Verses: 

13