Greek verb · G50
ἀγνοέω
agnoeoag-no-eh'-o
to be ignorant; not to understand
22 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: agnoéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G50is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 27New Testament books
- 12spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G50
not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication, to ignore (through disinclination)
The King James renders it: (be) ignorant(-ly), not know, not understand, unknown.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
agnoeo is rendered "to be ignorant; not to understand". It stands 22 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.
- Six of the uses stand in Romans, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to be ignorant".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Mark 9:32But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
- The Greek text spells it twelve different ways.
The first use
But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
Mark 9:32ἠγνόουν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Six of the word's twenty-two uses are in Romans.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to be ignorant, and not to understand.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to be ignorantnot to know | Tagged as
and 5 more, 20 uses in all | WhereActs 13:27The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus… |
| not to understandwith accusative, Mrk.9:32, Luk.9:45. † (AS) | Tagged as
| WhereMark 9:32But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 22, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
12 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἀγνοεῖν6
- ἀγνοεῖτε2
- ἀγνοοῦντες2
- ἀγνοοῦσιν2
- ἀγνοῶν2
- ἠγνόουν2
- ἀγνοεῖ1
- ἀγνοεῖται.¶1
- ἀγνοήσαντες1
- ἀγνοοῦμεν.¶1
- ἀγνοούμενοι1
- ἀγνοούμενος1
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)6V-PAN
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-IAI-3P
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural2V-PAI-2P
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-PAP-NPM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2V-PAP-NSM
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-AAP-NPM
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-PAI-1P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-PAI-3P
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1V-PAP-DPM
- verb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PPI-3S
- verb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PPP-NPM
Mark
one use
But they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
- ἠγνόουνegnoounverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were not understanding
Luke
one use
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.
- ἠγνόουνegnoounverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were not understanding
Acts
two uses
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.
- ἀγνοήσαντεςagnoesantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: not having known
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.
- ἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: not knowing
Romans
six uses
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.
- ἀγνοεῖνagnoeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be ignorant
Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?
- ἀγνοῶνagnoonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: not knowing
Or aren’t you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
- ἀγνοεῖτεagnoeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: are you unaware
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?
- ἀγνοεῖτεagnoeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: are you ignorant
Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
- ἀγνοοῦντεςagnoountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: Being ignorant of
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.
- ἀγνοεῖνagnoeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be ignorant
1 Corinthians
four uses
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.
- ἀγνοεῖνagnoeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be ignorant
Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.
- ἀγνοεῖνagnoeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be ignorant
But if anyone ignores this, he himself will be ignored.
- ἀγνοεῖagnoeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is ignorant
- ἀγνοεῖται.¶agnoeitaiverb · present passive, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: him is ignored
2 Corinthians
three uses
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.
- ἀγνοεῖνagnoeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be ignorant
in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
- ἀγνοοῦμεν.¶agnooumenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we are ignorant
as unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;
- ἀγνοούμενοιagnooumenoiverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being unknown
Galatians
one use
I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
- ἀγνοούμενοςagnooumenosverb · present passive, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: unknown
1 Thessalonians
one use
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.
- ἀγνοεῖνagnoeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to be ignorant
1 Timothy
one use
I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
- ἀγνοῶνagnoonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: being ignorant
Hebrews
one use
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is beset by weakness.
- ἀγνοοῦσινagnoousinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: being ignorant
2 Peter
one use
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.
- ἀγνοοῦσινagnoousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they are ignorant of
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.