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Greek · G50, G3871

ἠγνόουν ... παρακεκαλυμμένον

Be ignorant · to hide

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ἀγνοέωG50be ignorant
Pronunciationagnoéō
Ignorance through lack of knowledge or understanding; distinct from willful rejection or refusal to know.
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παρακαλύπτωG3871to hide
Pronunciationparakalýptō
Hiding by covering alongside or obscuring from perception, often of concealed understanding or awareness.
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What does ἠγνόουν ... παρακεκαλυμμένον (ēgnooun ... parakekalymmenon) mean in the Bible?

ἀγνοέω · παρακαλύπτω is a Greek phrase meaning "The disciples did not comprehend the saying, and its meaning was concealed from them so that they did not perceive it.".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ἀγνοέω · παρακαλύπτω mean in the Bible?

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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G50, G3871?

G50, G3871 is connected to 22 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. The disciples did not comprehend the saying, and its meaning was concealed from them so that they did not perceive it.

Strong'sG50, G3871
Lexical occurrences22 versesWord forms3 forms22 references

Source Gloss

The disciples did not comprehend the saying, and its meaning was concealed from them so that they did not perceive it.
Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups3Aligned forms22TensesPresent, Imperfect, AoristVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
PresentImperfectAorist
Voices
ActivePassive
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract6×
Present ActiveRom 1:13 · Rom 11:25 · 1 Cor 10:1 · 1 Cor 12:1 · 2 Cor 1:8 · 1 Thess 4:136×
Indicativestates a fact or reality8×
Present ActiveRom 6:3 · Rom 7:1 · 1 Cor 14:38 · 2 Cor 2:11 · 2 Pet 2:125×
Imperfect ActiveMark 9:32 · Luke 9:452×
Present Passive1 Cor 14:381×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality8×
Present ActiveActs 17:23 · Rom 10:3 · Rom 2:4 · 1 Tim 1:13 · Heb 5:25×
Present Passive2 Cor 6:9 · Gal 1:222×
Aorist ActiveActs 13:271×
22 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical textMorphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 20 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect
ongoing6background2infinitive6participle6
Tense
present17imperfect2aorist1
Voice
active18passive2
Mood
indicative8infinitive6participle6
NT Occurrences
Mark 9:32ἠγνόουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundLuke 9:45ἠγνόουνimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 13:27ἀγνοήσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleActs 17:23ἀγνοοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 1:13ἀγνοεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveRomans 2:4ἀγνοῶνpresent active participleparticipleRomans 6:3ἀγνοεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 7:1ἀγνοεῖτεpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 10:3ἀγνοοῦντεςpresent active participleparticipleRomans 11:25ἀγνοεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Corinthians 10:1ἀγνοεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Corinthians 12:1ἀγνοεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Corinthians 14:38ἀγνοεῖpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 14:38ἀγνοεῖταιpresent passive indicativeongoing2 Corinthians 1:8ἀγνοεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitive2 Corinthians 2:11ἀγνοοῦμενpresent active indicativeongoing2 Corinthians 6:9ἀγνοούμενοιpresent passive participleparticiple1 Thessalonians 4:13ἀγνοεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitive1 Timothy 1:13ἀγνοῶνpresent active participleparticiple2 Peter 2:12ἀγνοοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoing

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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