Strong G261ἀμαθής
ignorant
- Transliteration
- amathēs
- Pronunciation
- am-ath-ace'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
Detailed definition
ἀμαθής, -ές
(μανθάνω), [in Sm.: Psa.49:11 *;]
unlearned, ignorant: 2Pe.3:16 (on the rareness of this word, see MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
(μανθάνω), [in Sm.: Psa.49:11 *;]
unlearned, ignorant: 2Pe.3:16 (on the rareness of this word, see MM, VGT, see word).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G261 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- unlearned1
First verses
- 2 Peter 3:16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀμαθ-ής, ές,
(μαθεῖν) ignorant, stupid, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.33, 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 169, etc.; ἔθνεα ἀμαθέστατα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.46; ἀνὴρ πένης, εἰ καὶ γένοιτο μὴ ἀ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 421, +others, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 135; ἀ. καὶ βδελυρός [prev. author] “Eq.” 193; ἀμαθεστάτους πάντων ἀνθρώπων 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 2.2; ἀ. τὴν [ἐκείνων] ἀμαθίαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 22e)]; opposed to δεξιός, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.82)]; of animals, such as wild boars, unmanageable, θυμώδη καὶ ἀ.[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 488b14)]: with genitive of things, without knowledge of a thing, unlearned in it, -έστερος τοῦ καλοῦ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 417; λῃστείας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.41, compare 3.37; ἀ. περί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Eryxias” 394e)]; τι [Refs (“La.” 194d; πρός τι “Lg.” 679d.)]adverb -θῶς ignorantly, through ignorance, ἥμαρτον[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 874: _comparative_ -έστερον, τῶν νόμων ὑπεροψίας παιδεύεσθαι)] to be educated with too little learning to despise the laws, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.84; -έστερόν πως εἰπὲ καὶ σαφέστερον)]less learnedly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1445.)]
b of moral defects, unfeeling, inhuman, ἀ. τις εἶ θεός[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 347.)]
2 of things, ἀ. παρρησία boorish freedom of speech, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 905)]; ἀ. ῥώμη brute force, [Refs 1st c.AD+ ([prev. author] “fragment” 732; ἀ. δύναμις 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Demetrius” 42)]; ἀ. φρόνημα barbarous pride, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 459.)]
II not heard of, unknown, ἀ. ἔρρει[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 916.)]adverb ἀμαθῶς, χωρῆσαι, of events, to take an unforeseen course, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.140.)]
(μαθεῖν) ignorant, stupid, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.33, 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 169, etc.; ἔθνεα ἀμαθέστατα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.46; ἀνὴρ πένης, εἰ καὶ γένοιτο μὴ ἀ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 421, +others, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 135; ἀ. καὶ βδελυρός [prev. author] “Eq.” 193; ἀμαθεστάτους πάντων ἀνθρώπων 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 2.2; ἀ. τὴν [ἐκείνων] ἀμαθίαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 22e)]; opposed to δεξιός, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.82)]; of animals, such as wild boars, unmanageable, θυμώδη καὶ ἀ.[Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 488b14)]: with genitive of things, without knowledge of a thing, unlearned in it, -έστερος τοῦ καλοῦ[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 417; λῃστείας 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.41, compare 3.37; ἀ. περί τινος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Eryxias” 394e)]; τι [Refs (“La.” 194d; πρός τι “Lg.” 679d.)]adverb -θῶς ignorantly, through ignorance, ἥμαρτον[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Phoenissae” 874: _comparative_ -έστερον, τῶν νόμων ὑπεροψίας παιδεύεσθαι)] to be educated with too little learning to despise the laws, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.84; -έστερόν πως εἰπὲ καὶ σαφέστερον)]less learnedly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1445.)]
b of moral defects, unfeeling, inhuman, ἀ. τις εἶ θεός[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 347.)]
2 of things, ἀ. παρρησία boorish freedom of speech, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 905)]; ἀ. ῥώμη brute force, [Refs 1st c.AD+ ([prev. author] “fragment” 732; ἀ. δύναμις 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Demetrius” 42)]; ἀ. φρόνημα barbarous pride, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 459.)]
II not heard of, unknown, ἀ. ἔρρει[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 916.)]adverb ἀμαθῶς, χωρῆσαι, of events, to take an unforeseen course, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.140.)]