Amathēs ἀμαθής
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| ἀμαθής | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | amathēs |
| Strong's number | G261 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | ignorant |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Amathēs (Greek ἀμαθής, Strong's G261) is a Greek adjective meaning “ignorant”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀμαθής, -ές
(μανθάνω), [in Sm.: Psa.49:11 * ;]
unlearned, ignorant: 2Pe.3:16 (on the rareness of this word, see MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
(μανθάνω), [in Sm.: Psa.49:11 * ;]
unlearned, ignorant: 2Pe.3:16 (on the rareness of this word, see MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | unlearned (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ignorant (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Amathēs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Peter
- 2 Peter 3:16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).