Quick Definition
unlearned, ignorant
Strong's Definition
ignorant
Derivation: from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G3129 (μανθάνω);
KJV Usage: unlearned
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀμαθής, (ές, genitive (ους (μανθάνω, whence ἔμαθον, τό μάθος, cf. ἀληθής), unlearned, ignorant: 2Pe_3:16. (In Greek writings from Herodotus down.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀμαθής amathēs 1x
unlearned, uninstructed, rude, 2Pe_3:16
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
** ἀμαθής , -ές
( < μανθάνω ),
[in Sm .: Psa_49:11 * ;]
unlearned, ignorant: 2Pe_3:16 (on the rareness of this word, v. MM , VGT , s.v. ).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀμαθής [page 25]
From the Hellenistic period, but in the local dialect, is the well-known Epidaurus inscription, Syll 802 (iii/B.C.) : here in l. 39 we have ὑπόμναμα τᾶς ἀμαθίας , of a votive silver pig offered in the shrine. The adj. ( 2Pe_3:16 ) might from its NT record be literary. J. B. Mayor ( in loc. ) remarks, It is strange that so common a word as ἀμαθής should not be found elsewhere in the NT or LXX, its place being taken by such words as ἰδιώτης ( Act_4:13 , 1Co_14:16 ; 1Co_14:23 ), or ἀγράμματος ( Act_4:13 ), or ὁ ἀγνοῶν ( Heb_5:2 ). But our failure to find exx. from Hellenistic sources agrees with this absence.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ἀμαθής [Etym: μανθάνω] "unlearned, ignorant, stupid, boorish" (v. ἀμαθία), Hdt. , etc.; ἀμαθὴς τὴν ἐκείνων ἀμαθίαν "stupid" with their stupidity, Plat. ; ἀμαθέστερον τῶν νόμων ὑπεροψίας παιδεύεσθαι to be educated "with too little learning" to despise the laws, Thuc. :—adv., ἀμαθῶς ἁμαρτεῖν to err "through ignorance", Eur. c. gen. rei, "without knowledge of" a thing, id=Eur. ; περί τινος, πρός τι Plat. "not heard of, unknown", ἀμ. ἔρρει Eur. :—adv., ἀμαθῶς χωρεῖν of events, to take "an unforeseen course", Thuc.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
ἀμαθής, -ές
(μανθάνω), [in Sm.: Psa.49:11 * ;]
unlearned, ignorant: 2Pe.3:16 (on the rareness of this word, see MM, VGT, see word).†
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📖 In-Depth Word Study
Untaught (261) amathes
Untaught (261) (amathes from a = without + mantháno = learn) means those who are unlearned, uninstructed, uneducated or ignorant. It is used in secular Greek writings to describe "incompetent" interpreters. This word is used only here in the NT.
Amathes points not so much to their lack of knowledge as to lack of training. It denotes a mind untrained and undisciplined in habits of thought, lacking in the moral qualities of a balanced judgment. They are untrained and unrestrained in their interpretation of the Scriptures. Being ignorant of the fundamental principles of hermeneutics (study of the methodological principles of Scripture interpretation), these individuals have little appreciation for the inductive approach to Bible study, especially disregarding the importance of context in accurate interpretation. Note that their interpretation is not due to Paul's faulty manner of writing but rather to their faulty manner of reading.
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