Strong G877ἀφροσύνη
foolishness
- Transliteration
- aphrosunē
- Pronunciation
- af-ros-oo'-nay
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G878; senselessness that is (euphemistically) egotism; (morally) recklessness: - folly foolishly (-ness).
Detailed definition
ἀφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ
(ἄφρων), [in LXX for אִוֶּלֶת, נְבָלָה, etc.;]
foolishness: Mrk.7:22, 2Co.11:1 11:17 11:21.†
(AS)
(ἄφρων), [in LXX for אִוֶּלֶת, נְבָלָה, etc.;]
foolishness: Mrk.7:22, 2Co.11:1 11:17 11:21.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G877 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- foolishly2
- folly1
- foolishness1
- in1
First verses
- Mark 7:22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
- 2 Corinthians 11:1Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
- 2 Corinthians 11:17That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
- 2 Corinthians 11:21I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἀφροσύνη, ἡ,
(ἄφρων) folly, thoughtlessness, frequently in plural, παῖδας καταπαυέμεν ἀφροσυνάων[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.457, compare 16.278: in _sing._, οὐδέ τί σε χρὴ ταύτης ἀφροσύνης 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.110, compare 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 254, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.146, 9.82; κοῦφαι ἀ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1230 (Lyric poetry); καταφρόνησιν ἢ.. ἀ. μετωνόμασται 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.122)]; opposed to σωφροσύνη and σοφία, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 332e; συμβαίνει ἡ ἀ. μετὰ ἀκρασίας ἀρετή 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1146a27.)]
(ἄφρων) folly, thoughtlessness, frequently in plural, παῖδας καταπαυέμεν ἀφροσυνάων[Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 24.457, compare 16.278: in _sing._, οὐδέ τί σε χρὴ ταύτης ἀφροσύνης 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.110, compare 3rd c.AD: Democritus Epigrammaticus 254, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.146, 9.82; κοῦφαι ἀ. 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 1230 (Lyric poetry); καταφρόνησιν ἢ.. ἀ. μετωνόμασται 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.122)]; opposed to σωφροσύνη and σοφία, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 332e; συμβαίνει ἡ ἀ. μετὰ ἀκρασίας ἀρετή 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1146a27.)]