ἀγνοέω
“to be ignorant, not to know, not to understand”
Primary meaning: to be ignorant, not to know, not to understand. Strong's: not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication, to ignore (through disinclination). Lexical nuances: 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...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G3539 (νοιέω);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: H0816 -> ἀγνοέω (to be ignorant, not to know, not to understand)
LXX conceptual translation: H7683 -> ἀγνοέω (to be ignorant, not to know, not to understand)
LXX conceptual translation: H7686 -> ἀγνοέω (to be ignorant, not to know, not to understand)
Key Biblical Occurrences (8)
Foundational passages where ἀγνοέω (agnoeo) carries significant theological or narrative weight.