Strong’s G3129 · Greek

μανθάνω
manthánō

Definition

to learn (in any way)

Etymology

prolongation from a primary verb, another form of which, , is used as an alternate in certain tenses;

Where the KJV renders it

  • learn
  • understand

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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