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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 - They didn’t understand what he was saying, however, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:45 - But they didn’t know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them, so they couldn’t understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:27 - The people in Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize Jesus as the one the prophets had spoken about. Instead, they condemned him, and in doing this they fulfilled the prophets’ words that are read every Sabbath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 17:23 - for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:13 - I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] that I planned many times to visit you, but I was prevented until now. I want to work among you and see spiritual fruit, just as I have seen among other Gentiles.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:4 - Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:1 - Now, dear brothers and sisters[fn]—you who are familiar with the law—don’t you know that the law applies only while a person is living?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 10:3 - For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:25 - I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:1 - I don’t want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] about our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. All of them were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the sea on dry ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 12:1 - Now, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] regarding your question about the special abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to misunderstand this.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:38 - But if you do not recognize this, you yourself will not be recognized.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:8 - We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters,[fn] about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 2:11 - so that Satan will not outsmart us. For we are familiar with his evil schemes.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:9 - We are ignored, even though we are well known. We live close to death, but we are still alive. We have been beaten, but we have not been killed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:22 - And still the Christians in the churches in Judea didn’t know me personally.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 4:13 - And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died[fn] so you will not grieve like people who have no hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 1:13 - even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 5:2 - And he is able to deal gently with ignorant and wayward people because he himself is subject to the same weaknesses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:12 - These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed.
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