Strong's Lexicon
G57 — ἄγνωστος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G57 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἄγνωστος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from G1 (as negative particle) and G1110 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | agnostos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ag'-noce-tos |
| Meaning: | 1. not known, unknown 2. (mentally) ignorant 3. (figuratively) obscure |
| KJV Renderings: | unknown |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἄγνωστος, (from Homer down), unknown: Act 17:23 (cf. B. D. American edition under the word ).
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἄγνωστος (unknown)
Acts 17:23
- KJV: 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
- GK: διερχόμενος γαρ και αναθεωρών τα σεβάσματα υμών εύρον και βωμόν εν ω επεγέγραπτο αγνώστω θεώ ον ούν αγνοούντες ευσεβείτε τούτον εγώ καταγγέλλω υμίν
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