Verse 16 uses two verbs of “knowing,” οἶδα and γινώσκω (twice). In Classical Greek the verbs are usually distinguishable in meaning, οἶδα signifying the possession of knowledge, “know (of/about)”, and γινώσκω denoting the acquisition of knowledge, “come to know,” “ascertain”; or, more generally, οἶδα pointing to knowledge that comes by insight or intuition without intermediate means, and γινώσκω portraying knowledge that is gained by instruction or observation or experience. But such distinctions