Word study · Greek
agnōstos
unknown
Say it: AG-noce-tos (approximate)
ἄγνωστος
What it means
Unknown, unrecognized. Paul found an altar "To an unknown god" in Athens (17:23). It is the root of "agnostic." The word occurs only here in the New Testament, in the Greek, as an altar inscription.
Range of meaning
- UnknownNot known.
In Acts
- Chapter 17
"To an unknown god" (17:23).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0057 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources