Lexical Definition

‎ἰδιώτης‎ idiṓtēs (id-ee-o'-tace) unlearned ^G:N-M
from ‎ἴδιος‎

ignorant, rude, unlearned.

• a private person, i.e. (by implication) an ignoramus (compare "idiot")

Abbott-Smith

ἰδιώτης, -ου, ὁ (< ἴδιος), [in LXX: Pr 6:8 (no Heb.)*;]
1. a private person, as opp. to the State or an official (βασιλεῖς κ. ἰδιῶται, Pr 6:8; and cf. MM, Exp., xv).
2. one without professional knowledge, unskilled, uneducated, unlearned: I Co 14:16, 23, 24 (R, mg., without gifts); ἀγράμματοι κ. ἰ., Ac 4:13; c. dat. (= cl. c. gen. rei), λόγῳ, II Co 11:6.†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ἰδιώτης-ης, ου, ὁ,

(ἴδιος) private person, individual, opposed to the State, ξυμφέροντα καὶ πόλεσι καὶ ἰδιώταις [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to γένος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

__II one in a private station, opposed to to one holding public office, or taking part in public affairs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to βασιλεύς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἄρχων, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to δικαστής, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to πολιτευόμενος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to ῥήτωρ, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; private soldier, opposed to στρατηγός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; layman, opposed to priest, [NT+2nd c.BC+]: as adjective, ἰ. ἄνδρες [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἰ. θεοί homely (with play on ἴδιος), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 common man, plebeian, οἱ ἰ. καὶ πένητες [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἰ. καὶ εὐτελής, opposed to βασιλεύς, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.3 as adjective, ἰ. βίος private station, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἰ. λόγος everyday speech, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__III one who has no professional knowledge, layman, καὶ ἰατρὸς καὶ ἰ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of prose-writers, ἐν μέτρῳ ὡς ποιητής, ἢ ἄνευ μέτρου ὡς ἰ. [Refs]; opposed to to a professed orator, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to a trained soldier, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἰδιώτας, ὡς εἰπεῖν, χειροτέχναις (-νας codices) ἀνταγωνισαμένους [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀσκητής, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀθλητής, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; opposed to a professed philosopher, [Refs 1st c.BC+] K.; opposed to δημιουργός, [Refs 5th c.BC+] adjective, ὁ ἰ. ὄχλος, opposed to artificers, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III.2 with genitive of things, unpractised, unskilled in a thing, ἰατρικῆς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἰ. κατὰ τοὺς πόνους, κατὰ τὸν ὕπνον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 generally, raw hand, ignoramus, ἄν τε δεινοὶ λάχωσιν ἄν τε ἰδιῶται.. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; παιδάρια καὶ ἰ., of slaves, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; ἀμαθὴς καὶ ἰ., opposed to τεχνίτης, [Refs]; vocative ἰδιῶτα, as a term of abuse, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III.4 'average man', opposed to a person of distinction, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__IV ἰδιῶται, οἱ, one's own countrymen, opposed to ξένοι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: 1Cor.14.16}