ἰδιώτης
idiōtēs
“unlearned”
Definition
a private person, i.e. (by implication) an ignoramus (compare "idiot")
from G2398 (ἴδιος);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
ἰδιώτης appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,
Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they marveled and took note that these men had been with Jesus.
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