Lexical Definition

‎ἀμαθής‎ amathḗs (am-ath-ace') ignorant ^G:A
from ‎Α‎ (as a negative particle) and ‎μανθάνω‎

unlearned.

• ignorant

Abbott-Smith

** ἀμαθής, -ές (< μανθάνω), [in Sm.: Ps 49:11**;]
unlearned, ignorant: II Pe 3:16 (on the rareness of this word, v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἀμαθής-ής, ές,

(μαθεῖν) ignorant, stupid, [ἀμαθήςέστατα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.46; ἀνὴρ πένης, εἰ καὶ γένοιτο μὴ ἀ. 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 421, +others, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 135; ἀ. καὶ βδελυρός [prev. author] “Eq.” 193; ἀμαθήςεστάτους πάντων ἀνθρώπων 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 2.2; ἀ. τὴν [ἐκείνων] ἀμαθήςίαν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 22e">Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to δεξιός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of animals, such as wild boars, unmanageable, θυμώδη καὶ ἀ.[Refs 4th c.BC+]: with genitive of things, without knowledge of a thing, unlearned in it, -έστερος τοῦ καλοῦ[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τι [Refs]adverb -θῶς ignorantly, through ignorance, ἥμαρτον[Refs 5th c.BC+] to be educated with too little learning to despise the laws, [Refs 5th c.BC+]less learnedly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__b of moral defects, unfeeling, inhuman, ἀ. τις εἶ θεός[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 of things, ἀ. παρρησία boorish freedom of speech, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. ῥώμη brute force, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἀ. φρόνημα barbarous pride, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II not heard of, unknown, ἀ. ἔρρει[Refs 5th c.BC+]adverb ἀμαθήςῶς, χωρῆσαι, of events, to take an unforeseen course, [Refs 5th c.BC+]