noun · feminine
agnoias
Greekἄγνοια (agnoia)
Strong’sG52
ignorance
stem agnoi-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἄγνοια, -ας, ἡ
(< ἀγνοέω), [in LXX chiefly for אָשָׁם, שְׁגָגָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G52 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidag'-noy-ah
ignorance (properly, the quality)
Fromfrom G50;
King Jamesignorance.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | agnoias | agnoiais |
| object accusative | agnoian2×ἄγνοιαν | agnoiain |
| direct address vocative | agnoiar | agnoiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | agnoiau1×ἀγνοίας | agnoiaiu |
| to, for dative | agnoia1×ἀγνοίᾳ | agnoiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
agnoia 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
agnoian“ignorance”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 3:17“ignorance”Kai nun, adelfoir, oidamē hoti kata agnoian prassava, hōsper kai tois archōnois vu;And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
Ephesians 4:18“ignorance”skotirētois ta dianoia arōtois, apallotriirētois tau zōau tou theou, dia tan agnoian tan arōtan en autei, dia tan pōrōsian tau kardiau auteiu,They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
agnoiau“ignorance”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 17:30“ignorance”toin men oun chronoin tau agnoiau huperoraratos tos theos teim nun parangellatō toi anthrōpoi pantoin pantachou metanoarō,Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
agnoia“ignorance”to, fordative singular1×
1 Peter 1:14“ignorance”hōs tekneim hupakoau, mē suschēmatizerōtois tai proterem en ta agnoia vu epithumiai,As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.