What does ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs) mean in the Bible?
ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs) is a Greek word meaning "unlearned".
Greek · G2399
ἰδιώτης
Unlearned
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ἰδιώτης G2399
Pronunciation idiṓtēs
What does ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs) mean in the Bible?
ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs) is a Greek word meaning "unlearned".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2399?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [I am] not a polished (1), ordinary (1), some who are uninstructed (1), uninstructed person (1), who is uninstructed (1).
Where does ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 4:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (3), 2 Corinthians (1), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [I am] not a polished 1× 2 Corinthians 11:6
ordinary 1× Acts 4:13
some who are uninstructed 1× 1 Corinthians 14:23
uninstructed person 1× 1 Corinthians 14:24
who is uninstructed 1× 1 Corinthians 14:16
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 4:13 ἰδιῶται to ordinary Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural 1 Corinthians 14:16 ἰδιώτου to who is uninstructed Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 14:23 ἰδιῶται to some who are uninstructed Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural 1 Corinthians 14:24 ἰδιώτης to uninstructed person Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2 Corinthians 11:6 ἰδιώτης to [I am] not a polished Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 4:13
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Acts 1 1 Corinthians 3 2 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἰδιῶται 2x idiōtai Acts 4:13, 1 Corinthians 14:23
ἰδιώτης 2x idiōtēs 1 Corinthians 14:24, 2 Corinthians 11:6
ἰδιώτου 1x idiōtou 1 Corinthians 14:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural 2x Acts 4:13, 1 Corinthians 14:23
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 14:24, 2 Corinthians 11:6
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 14:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. unlearned
Strong's G2399
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
unlearned
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἴδιος), [in LXX: Pro.6:8 (no Heb.)* ;]
1a private person, as opposite to the State or an official (βασιλεῖς κ. ἰδιῶται, Pr, l.with; and cf. MM, Exp., xv).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 4:13 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ἰδιῶται, idiwtai
an amateur, layman
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:16 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
ἰδιώτου idiwtou
an amateur, layman
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:23 Noun Nominative Plural Masculine
ἰδιῶται idiwtai
an amateur, layman
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:24 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἰδιώτης, idiwthv
an amateur, layman
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:6 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
ἰδιώτης idiwthv
an amateur, layman
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Nominative (4) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Acts 4:13 · 1 Cor 14:23 2×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 14:24 · 2 Cor 11:6 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 14:16 1×
Word Origins
ἰδιώτης is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain