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idiṓtēs

outsider, ordinary person, layperson

Say it: id-ee-OH-tace (approximate)

ἰδιώτης

What it means

A private person, one without special training or standing, from which we get "idiot" in a later sense. In chapter 14 it names an "outsider" or an "uninstructed" person who comes into the assembly and cannot follow what is said in a tongue (14:16, 14:23-24).

Range of meaning

  • LaypersonAn ordinary person.
  • OutsiderNot part of the group.
  • UntrainedWithout special knowledge.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 14

    "The one who is uninstructed" (14:16, 14:23-24).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G2399 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources