Acts 17:23:18Acts.17.23.W18TAB
ἀγνοοῦντες
agnoountes
“not knowing”
- Transliteration
- a-gno-OUN-tes
- Extended
- ah-gnoh-OON-tehs
- IPA
- /a.gnoˈun.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- not knowing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-gno-OUN-tes
- sentence
di-er-KHO-me-nos gar KAI a-na-the-o-RON ta se-BAS-ma-ta hy-MON HEU-ron KAI bô-MON en hôi e-pe-GE-grap-to a-GNÔ-stôi the-ÔI ho OUN a-gno-OUN-tes eu-se-be-EI-te TOU-to e-GÔ ka-taŋ-GE-lô hy-MEEN
Exegesis
The phrase ho oun agnoountes eusebeite {ὃ οὖν ἀγνοοῦντες εὐσεβεῖτε | hó oûn ag-no-ûn-tes eu-se-beî-te} ‘which therefore you worship without knowing’ contrasts the Athenians’ genuine reverence with their lack of true knowledge.
In context — Acts 17:23
For as I was passing through and carefully observing the objects of your worship, I also found an altar on which had been inscribed: “To an Unknown God .” Therefore, what you worship without knowing , this I proclaim to you.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:23:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 17:23, so the Greek word ἀγνοοῦντες (agnoountes) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.17.23.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.23.W18.S1) and character.