Ignorance
ἀγνωσίαStrong’s G0056agnōsia
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Agnōsia is the Greek word usually translated “ignorance”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.”
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 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
- 1 Peter 1
2 books in all.
Related words
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Greek dictionary
ἀγνωσία agnōsia · ignorance
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)
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.