Nonsense
λῆροςStrong’s G3026lēros
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Lēros is the Greek word usually translated “folly”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.”
Meaning
Usually translated “folly”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- folly 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
λῆρος lēros · nonsense
λῆρος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX: 4Ma.5:10 * ;] silly talk, nonsense: Luk.24:11.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “nonsense” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
NON'SENSE, noun
- No sense; words or language which have no meaning, or which convey no just ideas; absurdity.
- Trifles; things of no importance.
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.