Word study · Greek

idiṓtēs

outsider, ordinary person, layperson

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

ἰδιώτης

What it means

A layperson, an unskilled person. "Though I am unskilled in speech, yet I am not unskilled in knowledge" (11:6).

Range of meaning

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

In 2 Corinthians

Every verse (1)

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