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G56 ἀγνωσία (agnōsía)
Greek
Noun, Feminine
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Quick Definition

ignorance

Strong's Definition

ignorance (properly, the state)

Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as negative particle) and G1108 (γνῶσις);

KJV Usage: ignorance, not the knowledge

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ἀγνωσία, (ας, ἡ (γνῶσις), want of knowledge, ignorance: 1Pe_2:15; 1Co_15:34 (Wis_13:1)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ἀγνωσία agnōsia 2x ignorance, 1Co_15:34 ; 1Pe_2:15

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

ἀγνωσία , -ας ἡ ( <γινώσκω ), [in LXX : Job_36:16 ( H1097 ), Wis_13:1 , 3Ma_5:27 * ;] ignorance ( opp . to γνῶσις ): 1Co_15:34 , 1Pe_2:15 ( v. Hort in l ; MM , VGT , s.v. ).†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ἀγνωσία [page 5] BGU II. 614 .22 (A.D. 217), ἵν᾽ οὖν μὴ ἀγνωσία ᾖ . P Hawara ( Archiv v. p. 383) 69 .11 (i/ii A.D.) ἴτε ἀνισθησίαν ἴτε ἀγνωσίαν αἰτιάσθωι . The latter instance has the suggestion of disgraceful ignorance which attaches to both the NT occurrences. [Supplemental from 1930 edition] See J. Weiss 1 Cor . p. 367.

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

ἀγνωσία [Etym: ἀγνώς] "ignorance", Eur. ; διὰ τὴν ἀλλήλων ἀγν. from "not knowing" one another, Thuc.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

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)

Bible Occurrences (2)

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