Aphrosunē ἀφροσύνη
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| ἀφροσύνη | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | aphrosunē |
| Strong's number | G877 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | foolishness |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Corinthians (3) |
Aphrosunē (Greek ἀφροσύνη, Strong's G877) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “foolishness”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
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)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | foolishly (2), foolishness (1), folly (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | foolishness (2), fool (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Aphrosunē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 7:22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 11:1Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
- 2 Corinthians 11:17That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
- 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.To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.
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).