Agnōsía — G56
G56 · Greek — ἀγνωσία
Pronunciation: ag-no-see'-ah
Definition
feminine noun
ignorance (properly, the state)
Usually translated as
ignorance, not the knowledge
Origin
from G1 (as negative particle) and G1108
Occurrences
Agnōsía occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Peter (1)
- 1 Corinthians 15:34 — Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge (ἀγνωσίαν) of God: I speak this to your shame.
- 1 Peter 2:15 — For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance (ἀγνωσίαν) of foolish men:
Strong's Lexicon — A