Idiotes means “private person” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2399 — chete (“fault”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2399 ἰδιώτης (idiotes) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. idiotes (id-ee-o'-tace) n. 1. a private person 2. (by implication) an ignoramus It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include unlearned, ignorant, and rude. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
idiotes (id-ee-o'-tace) n. 1. a private person 2. (by implication) an ignoramus [from G2398] KJV: ignorant, rude, unlearned Root(s): G2398
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2399. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
unlearned
Usage: ἰδιώτης, -ου, ὁ (ἴδιος), [in LXX: Pro.6:8 (no Heb.)* ;] __1. a private person, as opposite to the State or an official (βασιλεῖς κ. ἰδιῶται, Pr, l.with; and cf. MM, Exp., xv). __2. one without professional knowledge, unskilled, uneducated, unlearned: 1Co.14:16 14:23-24 (R, mg., without gifts); ἀγράμματοι κ. ἰ., Act.4:13; with dative (= cl. with genitive of thing(s)), λόγῳ, 2Co.11:6.† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render idiotes, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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5 indexed usages in New Testament.
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2399.
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2399, grouped by book.
Idiotes (Strong's G2399) is a Greek word most simply glossed "private person". idiotes (id-ee-o'-tace) n. 1. a private person 2. (by implication) an ignoramus
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's G2399 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2399 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as unlearned, ignorant, and rude. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.