"to be ignorant; not to understand; sin through ignorance"
Definition and meaning
to be ignorant; not to understand; sin through ignorance
In the original Greek the word is written: ἀγνοέω
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of agnoeo (G50) across the King James Bible.
But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
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.
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
Know ye not, brethren,(for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
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Common questions
Strong's G50 (agnoeo) is a Greek word that means: to be ignorant; not to understand; sin through ignorance It appears 21 times in the King James Bible.
The word agnoeo (G50) appears 21 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G50 is agnoeo, a Greek word defined as: to be ignorant; not to understand; sin through ignorance. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
agnoeo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.