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WIT.—The vb. ‘to wit,’ which means ‘to know,’ is used in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] in most of its parts. The present tense is I wot, thou wottest, he wot or wotteth, we wot; the past tense, I wist, he wist, ye wist; the infinitive, ‘to wit.’ In 2Co_8:1 occurs the phrase do to wit, i.e. make to know—we do you to wit of the grace of God.’ The subst. ‘wit’ means in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘knowledge’; it occurs only in Psa_107:27 ‘at their wit’s end.’ ‘Witty,’ which is found in Pro_8:12, Jdt_11:23, Wis_8:19, has the sense of ‘knowing,’ ‘skilful’; and ‘wittingly’ (Gen_48:14) is ‘knowingly.’