Agnōsia ἀγνωσία
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| ἀγνωσία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | agnōsia |
| Strong's number | G56 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | ignorance |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Corinthians (1) |
Agnōsia (Greek ἀγνωσία, Strong's G56) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “ignorance”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀγνωσία, -ας, ἡ
(γινώσκω), [in LXX: Job.35:16 (בִּבְלִי־דַּעַת), Wis.13:1, 3Ma.5:27 * ;]
ignorance (opposite to γνῶσις): 1Co.15:34, 1Pe.2:15 (see Hort in l.; MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
(γινώσκω), [in LXX: Job.35:16 (בִּבְלִי־דַּעַת), Wis.13:1, 3Ma.5:27 * ;]
ignorance (opposite to γνῶσις): 1Co.15:34, 1Pe.2:15 (see Hort in l.; 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 | knowledge (1), ignorance (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | are ignorant (1), ignorance (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Agnōsia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 15:34Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.
1 Peter
- 1 Peter 2:15For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
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).