ἀγνοέω
agnoeō
Modern Summary of Abbott-Smith’s Lexicon (1922)
The word "ἀγνοέω" (agnoeō) means to be ignorant or unaware, lacking knowledge or understanding. It can refer to general ignorance (not knowing something) or misunderstanding specific information, often highlighted in contexts where people fail to recognize or comprehend important truths. The term is used both actively (to describe someone who does not know) and passively (to describe being unknown or misunderstood).
not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication, to ignore (through disinclination)
The Greek word agnoeō means "not to know (through lack of information or intelligence); by implication, to ignore (through disinclination)," encompassing related ideas including ignorant, not know, not understand, unknown.
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