ἰδιώτης
Transliteration
idiōtēs
(Key)
Pronunciation
id-ee-o'-tace
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids
Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry
TDNT Reference: 3:215,348
Trench's Synonyms: lxxix. ἀγράμματος, ἰδιώτης.
KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2399 in the following manner: unlearned (3x), ignorant (1x), rude (1x).
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a private person as opposed to a magistrate, ruler, king
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a common soldier, as opposed to a military officer
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a writer of prose as opposed to a poet
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in the NT, an unlearned, illiterate, man as opposed to the learned and educated: one who is unskilled in any art
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἰδιώτης idiṓtēs, id-ee-o'-tace; from G2398; a private person, i.e. (by implication) an ignoramus
(compare "idiot"):—ignorant, rude, unlearned.
STRONGS G2399:
ἰδιώτης, -ου, ὁ, (ἴδιος), very common in Greek writings from Herodotus down; properly, a private person, opposed to a magistrate, ruler, king; but the noun has many other meanings also, each one of which is understood from its antithesis, as e. g. a common soldier, as opposed to a military officer; a writer of prose, as opposed to a poet. In the N. T. an unlearned, illiterate, man, opposed to the learned, the educated:
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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References
- Acts
- Acts 4:13
- 1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 14:16; 1 Corinthians 14:23; 1 Corinthians 14:24
- 2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 11:6
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