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Uninstructed

ἀπαίδευτοςStrong’s G0521

apaideutos

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Apaideutos is the Greek word usually translated “ignorant”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.”
2 Timothy 2:23 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “ignorant”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • ignorant 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Timothy 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἀπαίδευτος apaideutos · uninstructed

    ἀ-παίδευτος, -ον (παιδεύω), [in LXX for כְּסִיל, etc., chiefly in Wis. lit. ;] uninstructed, ignorant: 2Ti.2:23.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “uninstructed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    UNINSTRUCT'ED, adjective

    1. Not instructed or taught; not educated.
    2. Not directed by superior authority; not furnished with instructions.

    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.