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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 the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:45 - But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:27 - For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:23 - For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:13 - I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[fn] that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:4 - Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:3 - Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:1 - Or do you not know, brothers[fn]—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:3 - For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:25 - Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers:[fn] a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:1 - For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[fn] that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:1 - Now concerning[fn] spiritual gifts,[fn] brothers,[fn] I do not want you to be uninformed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:38 - If anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:8 - For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[fn] of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:11 - so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:9 - as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed;

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:13 - But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:13 - though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:2 - He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 - But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction,
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