Foolish
ἀνόητοςStrong’s G0453anoētos
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Anoētos is the Greek word usually translated “foolish”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.”
Meaning
Usually translated “foolish”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- foolish 5
- to foolish 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 2
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- Titus 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Titus 3:3In contextFor we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
- Luke 24:25Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
- Romans 1:14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
- Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
- Galatians 3:3Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Greek dictionary
ἀνόητος anoētos · foolish
ἀ-νόητος, -ον (ἀ- neg., νοητός; νοέω), [in LXX: Pro.17:28 (אֱוִיל), Sir.42:8, al. ;] 1. not thought on, not understood (Hom., Plat.). 2. not understanding, foolish (Hdt., al., LXX): Luk.24:25, Rom.1:14, Gal.3:1, 3, 1Ti.6:9, Tit.3:3 (Cremer, 438, 790; MM, VGT, see word).† SYN.: ἀσύνετος (see Tr., Syn., § LXXv) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “foolish” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOOL'ISH, adjective
- Void of understanding or sound judgment; weak in intellect; applied to general character.
- Unwise; imprudent; acting without judgment or discretion in particular things.
- Proceeding from folly, or marked with folly; silly; vain; trifling.“But foolish questions avoid” 2 Timothy 2:23
- Ridiculous; despicable.
All definitions
- In scripture, wicked; sinful; acting without regard to the divine law and glory, or to one's own eternal happiness.“O foolish Galatians -” Galatians 3:1
- Proceeding from depravity; sinful; as foolish lusts. 1 Timothy 6:9
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.