Foolishness
ἀφροσύνηStrong’s G0877aphrosunē
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aphrosunē is the Greek word usually translated “foolishness”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:”
Meaning
Usually translated “foolishness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- foolishness 3
- of foolishness 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 3
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 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.
Greek dictionary
ἀφροσύνη aphrosunē · foolishness
ἀφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ (ἄφρων), [in LXX for אִוֶּלֶת, נְבָלָה, etc. ;] foolishness: Mrk.7:22, 2Co.11:1 11:17 11:21.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “foolishness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOOL'ISHNESS, noun
- Folly; want of understanding.
- Foolish practice; want of wisdom or good judgment.
- In a scriptural sense, absurdity; folly.“The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness” 1 Corinthians 1:18
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.