verb

agnoamō

Greekἀγνοέω (agnoeō)

Strong’sG50

I do not know, am ignorant of

stem agno-22 times in the New Testamentin 11 of 27 books13 forms occur

Translated as

ignorant6×not understand3×unknown3×not know2×not recognize2×unaware2×ignorantly1×ignored1×not knowing1×uninformed1×

What it means

ἀγνοέω, -ῶ (> ἁγνίζω),

[in LXX for שׁגה, שׁגג, אשׁם, etc.;]

1. to be ignorant, not to know: absol., I Ti 1:13, He 5:2; c. acc., Ac 13:27 17:23, Ro 10:3, II Co 2:11; ἐν οἷς, II Pe 2:12; seq. ὅτι, Ro 2:4 6:3 7:1, I Co 14:38; οὐ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, a Pauline phrase: c. acc., Ro 11:25; seq. ὑπέρ, II Co 1:8; περί, I Co 12:1, I Th 4:13. ὅτι, Ro 1:13, I Co 10:1 (for similar usage in π., V. MM, VGT, s.v.). Pass.: I Co 14:38, II Co 6:9, Ga 1:22.

2. not to understand: c. acc., Mk 9:32, Lk 9:45.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G50 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidag-no-eh'-o

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

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and G3539;

King James(be) ignorant(-ly), not know, not understand, unknown.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
agnoatōἀγνοεῖ	happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular	not recognize	1×
agnoanōἀγνοοῦμεν	happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural	ignorant	1×
agnoavōἀγνοεῖτε	happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural	not know	2×
agnoalōἀγνοοῦσιν	happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural	not understand	1×
agnoitōἀγνοεῖται	happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular	ignored	1×
agnoaleἠγνόουν	was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural	not understand	2×
agnoarōἀγνοεῖν	happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive	ignorant	6×
agnoarōtosἀγνοῶν	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine	ignorantly	2×
agnoarōtoisἀγνοοῦντες	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine	unknown	2×
agnoarōtoiἀγνοοῦσι	happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine	ignorant	1×
agnoirōtosἀγνοούμενος	happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular masculine	unknown	1×
agnoirōtoisἀγνοούμενοι	happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine	unknown	1×
agnoaratoisἀγνοήσαντες	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine	not recognize	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 8 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	agnoamō	agnoame	agnoami	agnoama	agnoamē	agnoamelē
you 2nd person singular	agnoasō	agnoase	agnoasi	agnoasa	agnoasē	agnoaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	agnoatō1×ἀγνοεῖ	agnoate	agnoati	agnoata	agnoatē	agnoatelē
we 1st person plural	agnoanō1×ἀγνοοῦμεν	agnoane	agnoani	agnoana	agnoanē	agnoanelē
ye 2nd person plural	agnoavō2×ἀγνοεῖτε	agnoave	agnoavi	agnoava	agnoavē	agnoavelē
they 3rd person plural	agnoalō1×ἀγνοοῦσιν	agnoale2×ἠγνόουν	agnoali	agnoala	agnoalē	agnoalelē

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	agnoimō	agnoime	agnoimi	agnoima	agnoimē	agnoimelē
you 2nd person singular	agnoisō	agnoise	agnoisi	agnoisa	agnoisē	agnoiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	agnoitō1×ἀγνοεῖται	agnoite	agnoiti	agnoita	agnoitē	agnoitelē
we 1st person plural	agnoinō	agnoine	agnoini	agnoina	agnoinē	agnoinelē
ye 2nd person plural	agnoivō	agnoive	agnoivi	agnoiva	agnoivē	agnoivelē
they 3rd person plural	agnoilō	agnoile	agnoili	agnoila	agnoilē	agnoilelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	agnoameiō	agnoameia	agnoameiē
you 2nd person singular	agnoaseiō	agnoaseia	agnoaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	agnoateiō	agnoateia	agnoateiē
we 1st person plural	agnoaneiō	agnoaneia	agnoaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	agnoaveiō	agnoaveia	agnoaveiē
they 3rd person plural	agnoaleiō	agnoaleia	agnoaleiē

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	agnoimeiō	agnoimeia	agnoimeiē
you 2nd person singular	agnoiseiō	agnoiseia	agnoiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	agnoiteiō	agnoiteia	agnoiteiē
we 1st person plural	agnoineiō	agnoineia	agnoineiē
ye 2nd person plural	agnoiveiō	agnoiveia	agnoiveiē
they 3rd person plural	agnoileiō	agnoileia	agnoileiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	agnoasōr	agnoasar	agnoasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	agnoatōr	agnoatar	agnoatēr
ye 2nd person plural	agnoavōr	agnoavar	agnoavēr
they 3rd person plural	agnoalōr	agnoalar	agnoalēr

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	agnoisōr	agnoisar	agnoisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	agnoitōr	agnoitar	agnoitēr
ye 2nd person plural	agnoivōr	agnoivar	agnoivēr
they 3rd person plural	agnoilōr	agnoilar	agnoilēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	agnoamoiō	agnoamoia
you 2nd person singular	agnoasoiō	agnoasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	agnoatoiō	agnoatoia
we 1st person plural	agnoanoiō	agnoanoia
ye 2nd person plural	agnoavoiō	agnoavoia
they 3rd person plural	agnoaloiō	agnoaloia

acted on passive voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	agnoimoiō	agnoimoia
you 2nd person singular	agnoisoiō	agnoisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	agnoitoiō	agnoitoia
we 1st person plural	agnoinoiō	agnoinoia
ye 2nd person plural	agnoivoiō	agnoivoia
they 3rd person plural	agnoiloiō	agnoiloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 6 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	agnoarō6×ἀγνοεῖν	agnoari	agnoara	agnoarē
acted on passive voice	agnoirō	agnoiri	agnoira	agnoirē

Used as an adjective — participle, 8 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	agnoarōtos5×ἀγνοῶν	agnoaritos	agnoaratos1×	agnoarētos
acted on passive voice	agnoirōtos2×ἀγνοούμενος	agnoiritos	agnoiratos	agnoirētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

agnostem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

agno is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

22 occurrences, every one of them listed

agnoatō“not recognize”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×

1 Corinthians 14:38“not recognize”ei de tinos agnoatō, agnoitō.But if anyone ignores this, he himself will be ignored.

agnoanō“ignorant”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×

2 Corinthians 2:11“ignorant”hina mē pleonektineia hupo tou Satanaou, ouk gar autou teim noēmeim agnoanō.in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

agnoavō“not know”happening now · yepresent active indicative 2nd person plural2×

Romans 6:3“not know”ē agnoavō hoti hosois baptizina eis Christon Iēsun eis ton thanaton autou baptizina?Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

Romans 7:1“not know”Ē agnoavō, adelfoir, gnōskarōtoi gar nomon lalamō, hoti tos nomos kurieuatō tou anthrōpou epi hoson chronon zōatō?Do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has authority over a man only as long as he lives?

agnoalō“not understand”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×

2 Peter 2:12“not understand”houtois de, hōs alogeim zōeim gennirēteim fusikeim eis halōsian kai fthoran, en hei agnoalō blasfēmarōtois, en ta fthora autoiu kai ftheirili,These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

agnoitō“ignored”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

1 Corinthians 14:38“ignored”ei de tinos agnoatō, agnoitō.But if anyone ignores this, he himself will be ignored.

agnoale“not understand”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural2×

Mark 9:32“not understand”tois de agnoale tem rēmem, kai fobele auton eperōtara.But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

Luke 9:45“not understand”tois de agnoale tem rēmem houtem, kai ate parakaluptirētem apo autoiu hina mē aisthaneleia autem, kai fobele erōtara auton peri teu rēmeu houteu.But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

agnoarō“ignorant”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive6×

Romans 1:13“unaware”ouk thelamō de vin agnoarō, adelfoir, hoti pollakis protithema erchara pros vin, kai kōluima achri tou deuro, hina tinon karpon echameia kai en vi kathōs kai en tei loipei ethnei.I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

Romans 11:25“ignorant”Ouk gar thelamō vin agnoarō, adelfoir, tem mustēriem houtem, hina mē aveiō heautoi fronimois, hoti pōrōsias apo mereu to Israēl ginatē achri hou tem plērōmem teiu ethneiu eiserchateia,I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.

1 Corinthians 10:1“unaware”Ouk thelamō gar vin agnoarō, adelfoir, hoti tois patērois nu pantois hupo tan nefelan ale kai pantois dia tau thalassau dierchala,I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.

1 Corinthians 12:1“ignorant”Peri de teiu pneumatikeiu, adelfoir, ouk thelamō vin agnoarō.Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.

2 Corinthians 1:8“ignorant”Ouk gar thelanō vin agnoarō, adelfoir, huper tau thlipsiau nu tau gineratau en ta Asia, hoti kata huperbolan huper dunamian barina, hōste exaporira nin kai teu zōarō;We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

1 Thessalonians 4:13“uninformed”Ouk thelanō de vin agnoarō, adelfoir, peri toiu koimerōtoiu, hina mē lupiveiō kathōs kai tois loipois tois mē echarōtois elpian.Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope.

agnoarōtos“ignorantly”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×

Romans 2:4“not knowing”ē tou ploutou tau chrēstotau autou kai tau anochau kai tau makrothumiau katafronasō, agnoarōtos hoti tem chrēstem tou theou eis metanoian sin agatō?Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

1 Timothy 1:13“ignorantly”tem proterem arōton blasfēmon kai diōkton kai hubriston; alla elēima, hoti agnoarōtos poiama en apistia,I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

agnoarōtois“unknown”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine2×

Acts 17:23“unknown”diercherōtos gar kai anatheōrarōtos teim sebasmeim vu heuriskama kai bōmon en ho epigrafitelē; Agnōsto theo. hem oun agnoarōtois eusebavō, houtem mis katangellamō vi.For as I walked around and examined your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore what you worship as something unknown, I now proclaim to you.

Romans 10:3“ignorant”agnoarōtois gar tan tou theou dikaiosunan, kai tan idian zētarōtois histanara, ta dikaiosuna tou theou ouk hupotassila;Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

agnoarōtoi“ignorant”happening now · to, forpresent active participle dative plural masculine1×

Hebrews 5:2“ignorant”metriopatharō dunerōtos toi agnoarōtoi kai planirōtoi epei kai autos perikeiitō asthenian,He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.

agnoirōtos“unknown”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular masculine1×

Galatians 1:22“unknown”eme de agnoirōtos te prosōpe tai ekklēsai tau Ioudaiau tai en Christo,I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

agnoirōtois“unknown”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative plural masculine1×

2 Corinthians 6:9“unknown”hōs agnoirōtois kai epignōskirōtois, hōs apothnēskarōtois kai idou zōanō, hōs paideuirōtois kai mē thanatirōtois,unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;

agnoaratois“not recognize”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×

Acts 13:27“not recognize”tois gar katoikarōtois en Ierousalēm kai tois archōnois autoiu houton agnoaratois kai tain fōnain toiu profētoiu tain kata pantem sabbatem anaginōskirōtain krinaratois plērala,The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.