What does ἀγνοέω · παρακαλύπτω mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G50, G3871
ἠγνόουν ... παρακεκαλυμμένον
Be ignorant · to hide
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ἀγνοέω G50 be ignorant
Pronunciation agnoéō
Ignorance through lack of knowledge or understanding; distinct from willful rejection or refusal to know.
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παρακαλύπτω G3871 to hide
Pronunciation parakalýptō
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
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.
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 groups 3 Aligned forms 22 Tenses Present, Imperfect, Aorist Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 6×
Present Active Rom 1:13 · Rom 11:25 · 1 Cor 10:1 · 1 Cor 12:1 · 2 Cor 1:8 · 1 Thess 4:13 6×
Indicative states a fact or reality 8×
Present Active Rom 6:3 · Rom 7:1 · 1 Cor 14:38 · 2 Cor 2:11 · 2 Pet 2:12 5×
Imperfect Active Mark 9:32 · Luke 9:45 2×
Present Passive 1 Cor 14:38 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 8×
Present Active Acts 17:23 · Rom 10:3 · Rom 2:4 · 1 Tim 1:13 · Heb 5:2 5×
Present Passive 2 Cor 6:9 · Gal 1:22 2×
Aorist Active Acts 13:27 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 20 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 17 imperfect 2 aorist 1
Voice
active 18 passive 2
Mood
indicative 8 infinitive 6 participle 6
NT Occurrences
Mark 9:32 ἠγνόουν imperfect active indicative background Luke 9:45 ἠγνόουν imperfect active indicative background Acts 13:27 ἀγνοήσαντες aorist active participle participle Acts 17:23 ἀγνοοῦντες present active participle participle Romans 1:13 ἀγνοεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Romans 2:4 ἀγνοῶν present active participle participle Romans 6:3 ἀγνοεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Romans 7:1 ἀγνοεῖτε present active indicative ongoing Romans 10:3 ἀγνοοῦντες present active participle participle Romans 11:25 ἀγνοεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 10:1 ἀγνοεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 12:1 ἀγνοεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 14:38 ἀγνοεῖ present active indicative ongoing 1 Corinthians 14:38 ἀγνοεῖται present passive indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 1:8 ἀγνοεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 2 Corinthians 2:11 ἀγνοοῦμεν present active indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 6:9 ἀγνοούμενοι present passive participle participle 1 Thessalonians 4:13 ἀγνοεῖν present active infinitive infinitive 1 Timothy 1:13 ἀγνοῶν present active participle participle 2 Peter 2:12 ἀγνοοῦσιν present active indicative ongoing
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)
Word Origins
ἠγνόουν ... παρακεκαλυμμένον is built from these roots:
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