ἀγνό-ημα G0051
sins of ignorance, unwitting errors; faults committed without full knowledge
Hebrews 9:7 explains that the high priest entered the Most Holy Place once yearly with blood 'for himself and for the people's sins of ignorance' (agnōematōn). This technical term distinguishes unwitting sins from deliberate rebellion—the Levitical system provided atonement for errors and oversights, not for 'high-handed' defiance. The Septuagint regularly uses this word family for inadvertent violations. The plural genitive indicates these are the specific class of sins the Day of Atonement addressed. Even ignorance requires blood, showing how seriously God takes all deviation from his law.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The genitive plural designates the category of sin covered by the annual atonement ritual: 'sins of ignorance'—faults committed without full awareness or intent. Septuagintal precedent (Numbers 15:22-29 uses this word group) establishes the technical distinction between inadvertent and intentional transgression. Spanish 'pecados de ignorancia,' French 'ignorance,' and German 'Unwissenheit' (ignorance) all capture the epistemic deficit. The author's point is that even unwitting sin pollutes and requires blood cleansing—there's no morally neutral error before a holy God. 1×
AR["جَهَالَاتِ"]·ben["অজ্ঞানের"]·DE["Unwissenheit"]·EN["sins-of-ignorance"]·FR["ignorance"]·heb["שְׁגָגוֹת"]·HI["अज्ञान्--"]·ID["dosa-dosa-karena-ketidaktahuan"]·IT["agnoēmatōn"]·jav["mboten-ngertos"]·KO["무지한-죄들을"]·PT["ignorâncias"]·RU["неведения"]·ES["pecados-de-ignorancia"]·SW["makosa-ya-ujinga"]·TR["yanlışlıkları"]·urd["بھول-چوک-کے-لیے"]
Sentidos Relacionados
H3045 1. Qal: to know, perceive, understand (829×)H5315 1. soul, inner being (647×)H3820a 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (572×)H4672 1. Qal: find, discover (289×)G1492 1. know facts or truths (285×)H3824 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (250×)H1245 1. seek, search for (200×)G1097 1. know, be acquainted with (196×)H2142 1. Qal: remember, recall (173×)G2588 1. heart (inner self, mind, will) (158×)H0977 1. choose, select (Qal active) (145×)G2147 1. find, discover (144×)G5590 1. soul, inner self (100×)H4672 2. Niphal: be found, be discovered (99×)H1875 1. seek, search for (96×)H5315 2. life, vitality (94×)H1847 1. knowledge, discernment (90×)H2450 1. wise, prudent (84×)H7911 1. Qal: to forget (83×)H3684 1. fool, dullard (70×)
Referencia BDB / Léxico
ἀγνό-ημα, τό, fault of ignorance, oversight, ψυχῆςNT+5th c.BC+; in plural, opposed to ἁμαρτήματα, Refs 2nd c.BC+ __II ignorance, περί τινοςRefs 1st c.BC+ __III object of ἄγνοια, Refs 5th c.AD+