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GreekG0050Verb

ἀγνοέω

agnoeō

21Occurrences
G0050Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication, to ignore (through disinclination)

from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G3539 (νοιέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. to be ignorant, not to know: absol., Ι; ἐν οἷς; οὐ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, a Pauline phrase: with accusative; περί. ὅτι, (for similar usage in π.
V
MM, VGT, ). Pass.
2.not to understand
LXX: for שָׁגָה, שָׁגַג, אָשַׁם, etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἀγνοέω appears 21 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
6
1 Corinthians
3
2 Corinthians
3
Acts
2
1 Thessalonians
1
1 Timothy
1
2 Peter
1
Galatians
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 10:1BSB

I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.

1 Timothy 1:13BSB

I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

2 Peter 2:12BSB

These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

Hebrews 5:2BSB

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.

Romans 10:3BSB

Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.