ἀγνωσία
agnōsia · ignorance
Greek word · Strong’s number G56 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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agnōsia (ἀγνωσία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “ignorance”.
Lack of knowledge.
How to say it
ag·nō·si·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Not knowing what one ought to know.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- ignorance ×1
- no knowledge ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 15:34
Become sober as is right, and do not sin; for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
- 1 Peter 2:15
For so is the will of God, that by doing good you silence the ignorance of foolish people.