Agnoéō — G50

Definition

verb

not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication, to ignore (through disinclination)

1. to be ignorant, not to know
2. not to understand
3. to err, sin through mistake, spoken mildly of those who are not high-handed or willful transgressors

Usually translated as

ignorant, ignorantly, not know, unknown, not understand

Origin

from G1 (as a negative particle) and G3539

• A (G1)
• noiéō (G3539)

Occurrences

Agnoéō occurs 22 times in 21 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Mark (1), Luke (1), Acts (2), Romans (6), 1 Corinthians (3), 2 Corinthians (3), Galatians (1), 1 Thessalonians (1), 1 Timothy (1), Hebrews (1), 2 Peter (1)

• Mark 9:32 — But they understood (ἠγνόουν) not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
• Luke 9:45 — But they understood not (ἠγνόουν) this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
• Acts 13:27 — For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not (ἀγνοήσαντες), nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
• Acts 17:23 — For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly (ἀγνοοῦντες) worship, him declare I unto you.
• Romans 1:13 — Now I would not have you ignorant (ἀγνοεῖν), brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
• Romans 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing (ἀγνοῶν) that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
• Romans 6:3 — Know ye not (ἀγνοεῖτε), that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
• Romans 7:1 — Know ye not (ἀγνοεῖτε), brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
• Romans 10:3 — For they being ignorant (ἀγνοοῦντες) of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
• Romans 11:25 — For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant (ἀγνοεῖν) of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
• 1 Corinthians 10:1 — Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant (ἀγνοεῖν), how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
• 1 Corinthians 12:1 — Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant (ἀγνοεῖν).
• 1 Corinthians 14:38 — But if any man be ignorant (ἀγνοεῖ), let him be ignorant.
• 1 Corinthians 14:38 — But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant (αγνοειτω).
• 2 Corinthians 1:8 — For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant (ἀγνοεῖν) of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
• 2 Corinthians 2:11 — Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant (ἀγνοοῦμεν) of his devices.
• 2 Corinthians 6:9 — As unknown (ἀγνοούμενοι), and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
• Galatians 1:22 — And was unknown (ἀγνοούμενος) by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13 — But I would not have you to be ignorant (ἀγνοεῖν), brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
• 1 Timothy 1:13 — Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly (ἀγνοῶν) in unbelief.
• Hebrews 5:2 — Who can have compassion on the ignorant (ἀγνοοῦσιν), and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
• 2 Peter 2:12 — But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not (ἀγνοοῦσιν); and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;