agnoeō · not know, not understand

What it means

agnoeō (ἀγνοέω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “not know, not understand”.

How to say it

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

1. To lack knowledge, or act in the dark.
2. Not to grasp what is heard.
3. Not to be known by others, to pass unrecognized.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• be unaware ×5
• ignorant ×3
• knowing ×3
• did not understand ×2
• do you not know ×2
• unknown ×2
• does not recognize this ×1
• he is not recognized ×1
• ignorance ×1
• recognizing ×1
• others ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Acts×2
• Romans×6
• 1 Corinthians×4
• 2 Corinthians×3
• Galatians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×1
• 1 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×1
• 2 Peter×1

• Mark 9:32

  But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.

• Luke 9:45

  But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them so that they would not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

• Acts 13:27

  For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, not recognizing him or the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him.

• Acts 17:23

  For as I was passing through and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar on which had been inscribed, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship without knowing it, this I proclaim to you.

• Romans 1:13

  Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that often I intended to come to you (and I have been prevented until now), so that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among the rest of the nations.

• Romans 2:4

  Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to a change of mind?

• Romans 6:3

  Or do you not know that all of us who were immersed into the Messiah Jesus were immersed into his death?

• Romans 7:1

  Or do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law is master over a person for as long a time as he lives?

• Romans 10:3

  For, not knowing the righteousness of God and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to the righteousness of God.

• Romans 11:25

  For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of this mystery, so that you may not be wise in your own estimation: that a hardening in part has come upon Israel until the fullness of the nations has come in;

• 1 Corinthians 10:1

  For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,

• 1 Corinthians 12:1

  Now concerning the spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.

• 1 Corinthians 14:38

  But if anyone does not recognize this, he is not recognized.

• 2 Corinthians 1:8

  For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of our affliction that came about in Asia: that we were weighed down utterly, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.

• 2 Corinthians 2:11

  so that we may not be outwitted by Satan, for we are not unaware of his schemes.

• 2 Corinthians 6:9

  as unknown and yet well known; as dying, and look, we live; as disciplined and yet not put to death;

• Galatians 1:22

  And I was unknown by sight to the assemblies of Judea that are in the Messiah;

• 1 Thessalonians 4:13

  But we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about those who are sleeping, so that you may not grieve as also the rest do who have no hope.

• 1 Timothy 1:13

  though formerly I was a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man. But I was shown mercy, because I acted in ignorance in unbelief,

• Hebrews 5:2

  being able to deal gently with the ignorant and those who go astray, since he also is surrounded by weakness;

• 2 Peter 2:12

  But these, like irrational animals, born by nature for capture and destruction, blaspheming in matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction,

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