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King James Dictionary

Wist: Knew; to Have Known.

And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? WIST ye not that I must be about my Father's business? (Luke 2:48-49)

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words

Wist:

"to know," in the pluperfect tense (with imperfect meaning) is rendered "wist" (the past tense of the verb "to wit:" cp. WOT) in Mar 9:6; 14:40; Luk 2:49; Jhn 5:13; Act 12:9; 23:5.
See KNOW, No. 2.