ἈΠΕΙΡΙΑ, ἀπειρια
APEIRIA, apeiria
Sounds Like: ah-pei-REE-ah
Translations: inexperience, ignorance, a lack of experience, an ignorance
From the root: ἈΠΕΙΡΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a lack of experience or knowledge, often implying a state of being unskilled or unacquainted with something. It can describe someone who is new to a task or situation and therefore lacks the necessary understanding or skill. It is a compound word formed from the negative prefix 'α-' (a-, meaning 'not' or 'without') and 'πειρα' (peira, meaning 'experience' or 'trial').
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G559 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 5:11
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 3:71
From the same root
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