Anoētos ἀνόητος
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| ἀνόητος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | anoētos |
| Strong's number | G453 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | foolish |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Galatians (2) |
Anoētos (Greek ἀνόητος, Strong's G453) is a Greek adjective meaning “foolish”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
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)
(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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | foolish (4), fools (1), unwise (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | foolish (6) |
Verses
Every verse with Anoētos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Luke
- Luke 24:25Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
Romans
- Romans 1:14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
Galatians
- 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?O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
- Galatians 3:3Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 6:9But 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.Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
Titus
- Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).