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Lexicon :: Strong's G50 - agnoeō

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ἀγνοέω
Transliteration
agnoeō (Key)
Pronunciation
ag-no-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and νοέω (G3539)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:115,18

Strong’s Definitions

ἀγνοέω agnoéō, ag-no-eh'-o; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3539; not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication, to ignore (through disinclination):—(be) ignorant(-ly), not know, not understand, unknown.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's G50 in the following manner: be ignorant (7x), ignorant (4x), know not (4x), understand not (3x), ignorantly (2x), unknown (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's G50 in the following manner: be ignorant (7x), ignorant (4x), know not (4x), understand not (3x), ignorantly (2x), unknown (2x).

  1. to be ignorant, not to know

  2. not to understand, unknown

  3. to err or sin through mistake, to be wrong

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀγνοέω agnoéō, ag-no-eh'-o; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3539; not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication, to ignore (through disinclination):—(be) ignorant(-ly), not know, not understand, unknown.
STRONGS G50:
ἀγνοέω (ΓΝΟ [cf. γινώσκω]), -ῶ (imperative, ἀγνοείτω 1 Corinthians 14:38 R G Tr text WH marginal reading); imperfect ἠγνόουν; 1 aorist ἠγνόησα; [passive, present ἀγνοοῦμαι, participle ἀγνοούμενος; from Homer down];
a. to be ignorant, not to know: absolutely, 1 Timothy 1:13; τινα, τί, Acts 13:27; Acts 17:23; Romans 10:3; ἔν τίνι (as in [Test. Jos. § 14] Fabricii Pseudepigr. ii., p. 717 [but the reading ἠγνόουν ἐπί πᾶσι τούτοις is now given here; see Test. xii. Patr. ad fid. manuscript Cant. etc., Sinker edition, Cambr. 1869]), 2 Peter 2:12, unless one prefer to resolve the expression thus: ἐν τούτοις, ἅ ἀγνοοῦσι βλασφημοῦντες, Winers Grammar, 629 (584) [cf. Buttmann, 287 (246)]; followed by ὅτι, Romans 2:4; Romans 6:3; Romans 7:1; 1 Corinthians 14:38 (where the antecedent clause ὅτι κτλ. is to be supplied again);
οὐ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, a phrase often used by Paul [an emphatic] scitote: followed by an accusative of the object, Romans 11:25; ὑπέρ τινος, ὅτι, 2 Corinthians 1:8; περί τινος, 1 Corinthians 12:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:13; followed by ὅτι, Romans 1:13; 1 Corinthians 10:1; in the passive ἀγνοεῖται 'he is not known' i. e. according to the context 'he is disregarded,' 1 Corinthians 14:38 L T Tr marginal reading WH text; ἀγνωύμενοι (opposed to ἐπιγινωσκόμενοι) men unknown, obscure, 2 Corinthians 6:9; ἀγνοούμενός τινι unknown to one, Galatians 1:22; οὐκ ἀγνοεῖν to know very well, τί, 2 Corinthians 2:11 (Wis. 12:10).
b. not to understand: τί, Mark 9:32; Luke 9:45.
c. to err, sin through mistake, spoken mildly of those who are not high-handed or willful transgressors (Sir. 5:15; 2 Macc. 11:31): Hebrews 5:2, on which see Delitzsch.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
9:32
Luke
9:45
Acts
13:27; 17:23
Romans
1:13; 2:4; 6:3; 7:1; 10:3; 11:25
1 Corinthians
10:1; 12:1; 14:38; 14:38; 14:38
2 Corinthians
1:8; 2:11; 6:9
Galatians
1:22
1 Thessalonians
4:13
1 Timothy
1:13
Hebrews
5:2
2 Peter
2:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G50 matches the Greek ἀγνοέω (agnoeō),
which occurs 22 times in 21 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:32 - But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:45 - But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:27 - The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:23 - For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:13 - I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters,[fn] that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:4 - Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:3 - Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:1 - Do you not know, brothers and sisters—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law has authority over someone only as long as that person lives?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:3 - Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:25 - I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:1 - For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:1 - Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:38 - But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:8 - We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters,[fn] about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:11 - in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:9 - known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:22 - I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:13 - Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:13 - Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:2 - He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 - But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.
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