ἰδιώτης
idiōtēsNoun (Masculine)G2399
unlearned
From: from G2398 (ἴδιος);
Short Definition
a private person, i.e. (by implication) an ignoramus (compare "idiot")
Full Lexicon Entry
1.a private person, as opposite to the State or an official (βασιλεῖς κ. ἰδιῶται, Pr, l.with; and cf. MM, Exp., xv).
2.one without professional knowledge, unskilled, uneducated, unlearned
LXX Usage: (no Heb.)*
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology G:N-M
DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
5 timesAppears 5 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
1 Corinthians
3
2 Corinthians
1
Acts
1
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 14:16
- 1 Corinthians 14:23
- 1 Corinthians 14:24
- 2 Corinthians 11:6
- Acts 4:13
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