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"ref": "1837, Moses Stuart, A Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews, 4th edition, page 73:",
"text": "[…] Origen himself does not say this. His words are simply, \"Who wrote it [i.e. penned it down], God knows, ἡ δὲ εἰς ἡμᾶς φθάσασα ἱστορία\", but a report has come to us, that it was either Clement or Luke.",
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"ref": "1994, Daryl Simmons & Babyface, “Willing to Forgive”, performed by Aretha Franklin:",
"text": "I paid the rent, washed your clothes / Cooked your food and only God knows / Only God knows why I stay with you / I guess I'm in love",
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"ref": "1995, Tom Gammill and Max Pross, “The Gum”, in Seinfeld, season 7, episode 10 (television production):",
"text": "So, you want my father to pay for this? – You saw him. He was fiddling with the engine. God knows what he did there.",
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"It is only known to God; it is unknown to people."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
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"roman": "allāhu ʔaʕlam",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
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"word": "бог яго́ ве́дае"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "Bog znáe",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Бог зна́е"
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
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"note": "鬼知 (gwai² zi¹, literally “devil knows”)",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"note": "天知道 (tiān zhīdào, literally “heaven knows”)",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "bůhví"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
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"word": "bůh ví"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "det må guderne vide"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Vorherre ved"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Joost mag het weten"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Luoja tietää"
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"word": "ties"
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"word": "Dieu sait"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Dieu seul le sait"
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"roman": "ɣmertma uc̣q̇is",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "ღმერთმა უწყის"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Gott weiß"
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"word": "weiß Gott"
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"roman": "énas theós xérei",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "אלוהים יודע"
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"roman": "bhagvān jāne",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "भगवान जाने"
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"code": "hi",
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"roman": "rām jāne",
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"roman": "īśvar jāne",
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"word": "ईश्वर जाने"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "það má hamingjan vita"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "ag Dia atá a fhios"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "vattelappesca"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Dio sa"
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"code": "kok",
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"roman": "devā gottu",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "ದೆವಾ ಗೊತ್ತು"
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"code": "lv",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Dievs vien zina"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
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"roman": "Gospod znae",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Господ знае"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "T’hemm fuq jaf"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "gudene vet"
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{
"_dis1": "90 10",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "God wāt"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fa-ira",
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"roman": "xodâ mi-dânad",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "خُدا میدانَد"
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{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fa-ira",
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"lang_code": "fa-ira",
"roman": "allâho a'lam",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "اَللّٰهُ اَعْلَم"
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{
"_dis1": "90 10",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Bóg wie"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
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"word": "Bóg raczy wiedzieć"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Bóg jeden wie"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Bóg jedyny wie"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Deus sabe"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "vai saber"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "sabe-se lá"
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"roman": "allāh jāṇe",
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"word": "اَللّٰہ جاݨے"
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"roman": "xudā jāṇe",
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"word": "خُدا جاݨے"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Dumnezeu știe"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Dumnezeu mai știe"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "box jevó znájet",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "бог его́ зна́ет"
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"code": "ru",
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"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "box znájet",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "бог зна́ет"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ru",
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"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "box vestʹ",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "бог весть"
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"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "aig sealbh tha brath"
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"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
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"word": "Бог зна"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"tags": [
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"word": "Bog zna"
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"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "pánbohvie"
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"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sk",
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"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "bohvie"
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"word": "خُدا میدانَد"
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"code": "pnb",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"lang_code": "pnb",
"roman": "xudā jāṇe",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"tags": [
"Western-Punjabi"
],
"word": "خُدا جاݨے"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Dumnezeu știe"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"lang_code": "ro",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Dumnezeu mai știe"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "box jevó znájet",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "бог его́ зна́ет"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "box znájet",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "бог зна́ет"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "box vestʹ",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "бог весть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "aig sealbh tha brath"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "Бог зна"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"tags": [
"Latin"
],
"word": "Bog zna"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "pánbohvie"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "bohvie"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"lang_code": "sk",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "boh vie"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "bogve"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"lang_code": "sl",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "bogvedi"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "sabrá Dios"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Dios sabe"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "sólo Dios sabe"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "det vete gudarna"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Gud vet"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "guvet"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "mii piiang prá-jâao tîi rúu",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "มีเพียงพระเจ้าที่รู้"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Allah bilir"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "boh znáje",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "бог зна́є"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "boh zna",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "бог зна"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "bózna",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "бо́зна"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "boh johó znáje",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "бог його́ зна́є"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "allāh jāntā hai",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "اَللّٰہ جانْتا ہَے"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "xudā jāntā hai",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "خُدا جانْتا ہَے"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "allāh jāne",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "اَللّٰہ جانے"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "xudā jāne",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "خُدا جانے"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"lang_code": "cy",
"sense": "only known to God; only known to the gods",
"word": "Duw a wyr"
}
],
"word": "God knows"
}
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