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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: ἀνόητος

(Strong's #453 — Adjective — anoetos — an-o'-ay-tos )

is translated "unwise" in Romans 1:14 , AV; see FOOLISH , No. 2.

2: ἄφρων

(Strong's #878 — Adjective — aphron — af'-rone )

is translated "unwise" in Ephesians 5:17 , AV; see FOOLISH , No. 1.

3: ἄσοφος

(Strong's #781 — Adjective — asophos — as'-of-os )

a, negative, is rendered "unwise" in Ephesians 5:15 , RV (AV, "fools").

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Unwise'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ved/u/unwise.html. 1940.

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