Ignorance
ἄγνοιαStrong’s G0052agnoia
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Agnoia is the Greek word usually translated “ignorance”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.”
Meaning
Usually translated “ignorance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- ignorance 3
- of ignorance 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Ephesians 1
- 1 Peter 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 17:30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
- Ephesians 4:18Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
- 1 Peter 1:14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
Greek dictionary
ἄγνοια agnoia · ignorance
ἄγνοια, -ας, ἡ (ἀγνοέω), [in LXX chiefly for אָשָׁם, שְׁגָגָה ;] ignorance : Act.3:17 17:30, Eph.4:18 (with sense of wilful blindness; cf. MM, VGT, see word), 1Pe.1:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ignorance” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IG'NORANCE, noun
[Latin ignorantia; ignoro, not to know; ignarus, ignorant; in and gnarus, knowing.]
- Want, absence or destitution of knowledge; the negative state of the mind which has not been instructed in arts, literature or science, or has not been informed of facts. ignorance may be general, or it may be limited to particular subjects. ignorance of the law does not excuse a man for violating it. ignorance of facts if often venial.
- Ignorances, in the plural, is used sometimes for omissions or mistakes; but the use is uncommon and not to be encouraged.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.