The Greek verb anagnorizomai (ἀναγνωρίζομαι) means to make oneself known, to reveal oneself, or to be recognized. The prefix ana- (again) plus gnorizomai (to make known) suggests a re-disclosure or recognition after concealment.
Anagnorizomai appears only once in the New Testament — Acts 7:13 — in Stephen's speech: 'On Joseph's second visit, Joseph told his brothers who he was (anegnooristhe), and Pharaoh learned about Joseph's family.' This dramatic moment of self-revelation — Joseph unmasking himself to the brothers who had sold him — is one of Scripture's most powerful types of reconciliation and forgiveness. Joseph's self-disclosure despite the brothers' betrayal is a profound shadow of Christ's reconciling self-revelation to those who rejected him.