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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.

2. (a.) Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with of.

3. (a.) Unknown; undiscovered.

4. (a.) Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.

5. (n.) A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramus.

Greek

50. agnoeo -- to be ignorant, not to know
... to be ignorant, not to know. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: agnoeo Phonetic
Spelling: (ag-no-eh'-o) Short Definition: I do not know, am ignorant of ...
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261. amathes -- unlearned
... unlearned. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: amathes Phonetic Spelling:
(am-ath-ace') Short Definition: unlearned, ignorant Definition: unlearned ...
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2399. idiotes -- a private or unskilled person
... ignorant, rude, unlearned. From idios; a private person, ie (by implication) an
ignoramus (compare "idiot") -- ignorant, rude, unlearned. see GREEK idios. ...
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552. apeiros -- without experience of
... Adjective Transliteration: apeiros Phonetic Spelling: (ap'-i-ros) Short Definition:
inexperienced, unskillful Definition: inexperienced, unskillful, ignorant. ...
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521. apaideutos -- uninstructed
... Spelling: (ap-ah'-ee-dyoo-tos) Short Definition: untrained, uneducated Definition:
untrained, uneducated, showing a want of training or education, ignorant. ...
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878. aphron -- without reason, foolish
... From a (as a negative particle) and phren; properly, mindless, ie Stupid, (by
implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally ...
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2990. lanthano -- to escape notice
... is used only as an alternate in certain tenses; to lie hid (literally or figuratively);
often used adverbially, unwittingly -- be hid, be ignorant of, unawares ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3808. lo -- not
... nor (1), cannot* (47), carefully (1), cheaply* (1), disregarded* (1), except (1),
failed* (1), false* (1), futile* (1), gone (1), ignorant* (1), illiterate* (1 ...
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3045. yada -- to know
... relations (6), had...relations (1), has (1), has regard (1), has...knowledge (1),
have (4), have relations (3), have...knowledge (2), ignorant* (1), illiterate ...
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3046. yeda -- to know
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to yada Definition to know NASB Word Usage ignorant*
(1), inform (3), informed (3), knew (2), know (5), known (4), knows (1 ...
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3809. la -- not
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to lo Definition not NASB Word Usage disregarded*
(1), ignorant* (1), neither (1), never* (1), no (8), no* (6), none* (1 ...
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5234. nakar -- to regard, recognize
... with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore,
be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning ...
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Library

Instruction for the Ignorant:
... INSTRUCTION FOR THE IGNORANT. BEING A SALVE TO CURE THAT GREAT WANT OF KNOWLEDGE,
WHICH SO MUCH REIGNS BOTH IN YOUNG AND OLD. PREPARED ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/instruction for the ignorant .htm

What Say You, O Ignorant Ones, for whom we Might Well Weep and be ...
... Book II. 5 What say you, O ignorant ones, for whom we might well weep and be sad?�
What say you, O ignorant ones, for whom we might well weep and be sad? ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/5 what say you o.htm

Of those who are Ignorant of this Mystery; and that their ...
... The Oration of the emperor constantine, which he addressed "to the assembly of the
saints." Chapter XII."Of those who are Ignorant of this Mystery; and that ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xii of those who are.htm

I am not Ignorant of what is Said of My Lord in the Psalm...
... Section 7. I am not ignorant of what is said of my Lord in the Psalm� 7.
I am not ignorant of what is said of my Lord in the Psalm ...
/.../patrick/the confession of st patrick/section 7 i am not.htm

Moreover, to Ignorant Gentiles.
... XXXIV."Moreover, to Ignorant Gentiles. The ... these? Thou choosest, O ignorant
one, things that are extinct; thou seekest golden things. ...
/.../the instructions of commodianus/xxxiv moreover to ignorant gentiles.htm

Many are Ignorant as to This, and Ask for Miracles, which are ...
... Book XIII. Chapter XXVII."Many are Ignorant as to This, and Ask for Miracles, Which
are Signified Under the Names Of "Fishes" And "Whales.". 42. ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter xxvii many are ignorant as.htm

Be not Ignorant of This, However, that those Four Determining ...
... Section XVII. Be not ignorant of this, however, that those four determining
periods� Be not ignorant of this, however, that those ...
/.../the paschal canon of anatolius of alexandria/section xvii be not ignorant.htm

Christ's Plea for Ignorant Sinners
... Christ's Plea for Ignorant Sinners. A Sermon (No.2263). ... I. Looking back upon our
past experience, let me say, first, that WE WERE IN MEASURE IGNORANT. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/christs plea for ignorant sinners.htm

Josiah, a Pattern for the Ignorant.
... SERMON VII. Josiah, a Pattern for the Ignorant. ... This is very important. Every one,
even the poorest and most ignorant, has knowledge enough to be religious. ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol viii/sermon vii josiah a pattern.htm

What, Then, are we Alone Ignorant? do we Alone not Know who is the ...
... Book II. 58 What, then, are we alone ignorant? do we alone not know
who is the creator� What, then, are we alone ignorant? ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/58 what then are we.htm

Thesaurus

Ignorant (32 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramus.
Multi-Version Concordance Ignorant (32 Occurrences). ...
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Ignorance (27 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general, or in
relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated or uninformed. ...
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Unaware (16 Occurrences)
... (WEY). 1 Corinthians 10:1 Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our
fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; (See NAS). ...
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Unlearned (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant;
illiterate. 2. (a.) Not gained by study; not known. ...
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Uninformed (4 Occurrences)
... Romans 11:25 For I don't desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so
that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has ...
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Recognized (37 Occurrences)
... (WEB RSV NIV). Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had
perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. ...
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Recognize (52 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived
that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. ...
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Ignorantly (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a ignorant manner; without knowledge;
inadvertently. Multi-Version Concordance Ignorantly (8 Occurrences). ...
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Kenosis
... is said to have learned in Luke 2:52 Hebrews 5:8. And, finally, in Mark 13:32 parallel
Matthew 24:36, Christ states categorically that He is ignorant of the ...
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Ignored (6 Occurrences)
... (imp. & pp) of Ignore. Multi-Version Concordance Ignored (6 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians
14:38 and if any one is ignorant -- let him be ignorant; (See NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Ignorant (32 Occurrences)

Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled. They recognized that they had been with Jesus.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Romans 1:13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Romans 2:20 a schoolmaster for the dull and ignorant, a teacher of the young, because in the Law you possess an outline of real knowledge and an outline of the truth:
(WEY)

Romans 6:3 Or are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
(ASV DBY YLT)

Romans 7:1 Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth?
(ASV DBY YLT)

Romans 10:3 For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Romans 11:2 God has not cast off His People whom He knew beforehand. Or are you ignorant of what Scripture says in speaking of Elijah--how he pleaded with God against Israel, saying,
(WEY)

Romans 11:25 For I don't desire you to be ignorant, brothers, of this mystery, so that you won't be wise in your own conceits, that a partial hardening has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in,
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NIV)

1 Corinthians 2:2 For I determined to be utterly ignorant, when among you, of everything except of Jesus Christ, and of Him as having been crucified.
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 10:1 Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NIV)

1 Corinthians 12:1 Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don't want you to be ignorant.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NIV)

1 Corinthians 14:38 But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake up righteously, and sin not; for some are ignorant of God: I speak to you as a matter of shame.
(DBY NIV)

2 Corinthians 1:8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

2 Corinthians 2:11 that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

1 Thessalonians 4:13 But we don't want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don't grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

1 Timothy 1:13 although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Timothy 2:23 But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
(WEB WEY ASV NAS)

Hebrews 5:2 The high priest can deal gently with those who are ignorant and going astray, because he himself is also surrounded with weakness.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Peter 2:15 For it is God's will that by doing what is right you should thus silence the ignorant talk of foolish persons.
(WEY NIV)

2 Peter 2:12 But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,
(WEB ASV DBY YLT RSV)

2 Peter 3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
(KJV WBS)

2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
(KJV WBS)

2 Peter 3:16 as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
(WEB ASV RSV NIV)

1 John 2:21 I have written to you, not because you are ignorant of the truth, but because you know it, and you know that nothing false comes from the truth.
(WEY)

Ezra 7:25 You, Ezra, after the wisdom of your God who is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn't know them.
(See NAS)

Psalms 73:22 I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 30:2 "Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don't have a man's understanding.
(WEB NIV)

Isaiah 44:9 Those who make a pictured image are all of them as nothing, and the things of their desire will be of no profit to them: and their servants see not, and have no knowledge; so they will be put to shame.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 45:20 Come together, even come near, you nations who are still living: they have no knowledge who take up their image of wood, and make prayer to a god in whom is no salvation.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 56:10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
(KJV WBS)

Isaiah 63:16 Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Subtopics

Ignorant

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Recognize (52 Occurrences)

Ignorantly (8 Occurrences)

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