IDIOTES
-- IDIOTAI
singular: know-nothing, ignoramus, idiot -- plural: know-nothings, ignoramuses, idiots
We Americans throw the word “idiot” around rather loosely. It is often used to indicate the opinion that the subject of the remark is mentally inferior. The Koine Greek meaning is one who is ignorant or unschooled.
Almost Greek [Words in italics are translator’s additions.]
1st Corinthians 14.13: Therefore, let him, speaking in a glosse [tongue, language], proseuchestho [humbly beg God, pray] in order that he may be able to dierueneue [thoroughly explain, interpret]. For if I proseuchomai in a glosse, my pneumati [breath, spirit], proseuchomai but my nous [intellect, mind, understanding] is empty. Then, what is to be? I will proseuchomai with the [my] pneumati and I will also proseuchomai with the [my] nous. I sing with the [my] pneumati and I also sing with the [my] nous. If you eulogeses [speak well of, praise, bless] in the pneumati, how will the one occupying the position of the idiotes say the “Amen” to your eucharistia [gratefully giving thanks], since he not knows what you say? Indeed, you echaristeis well but the other isn’t built up. I echaristo to my Theos that I speak in glossais more than all of you. Conversely, in an ekklesia [assembly, church], I determine rather to speak five logoi [words] with my nous in order that I may also instruct others than murioi [10,000; innumerable, myriads] of logoi in glosse.
1st Corinthians 14.22: So, glossai are for a semeion [sign, indication], not to those pisteuousin [having faith]; conversely, to those apistois [without faith]. And propheteia [inspired speech, prophesy] isn’t to those apistois, conversely, to those pisteuousin. Therefore, if the whole ekklesia convenes together and all speak in glossais and in comes someone apistoi or idiotes, will not he say, “You rave!” But if all propheteuosin [before tell, speak under inspiration, prophesy] and comes in someone apistos or idiotes, he is scrutinized by everything spoken and so the musterion [secrets, mysteries] of his heart are caused to be shining [apparent] and so, falling on his face, he proskunesei [worships, as a dog licks his master’s hand] Theos, announcing in this way that Theos is in you.
2nd
Corinthians 11.5: For I consider myself not in even one way inferior to the much superior apostolon [delegates,
ambassadors, apostles] even if I am
an idiotes in logos [speech],
yet not in knowledge. In fact, I have revealed this to you in the whole of my communications.
End of Fifty-sixth Lesson
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