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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #878 - ἄφρων

Transliteration

áphrōn

Phonetics

af'-rone

Origin

from (G1) (as a negative particle) and (G5424)

Parts of Speech

adjective

TDNT

9:220,1277

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

without reason
senseless, foolish, stupid
without reflection or intelligence, acting rashly

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 191 ‑ אֱוִיל (ev‑eel'); 205 ‑ אָוֶן (aw'‑ven); 954 ‑ בּוֹשׁ (boosh); 1100 ‑ בְּלִיַּעַל (bel‑e‑yah'‑al); 1198 ‑ בַּעַר (bah'‑ar); 3685 ‑ כְּסִיל (kes‑eel'); 3808 ‑ לוֹא (lo, lo, lo); 3887 ‑ לִיץ (loots); 5036 ‑ נָבָל (naw‑bawl'); 6102 ‑ עָצֵל (aw‑tsale); 6612 ‑ פְּתָאִי (peth‑ee', peh'‑thee, peth‑aw‑ee'); 7919 ‑ שָׂכַל (saw‑kal');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (11)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 5

Ephesians 1

1 Peter 1

BSB (11)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 5

Ephesians 1

1 Peter 1

CSB (11)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 5

Ephesians 1

1 Peter 1

ESV (10)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 5

Ephesians 1

1 Peter 1

KJV (11)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 5

Ephesians 1

1 Peter 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (12)

Luke 3

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 5

Ephesians 1

1 Peter 1

N95 (12)

Luke 3

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 5

Ephesians 1

1 Peter 1

NAS (12)

Luke 3

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 5

Ephesians 1

1 Peter 1

NLT (9)

Romans 3

1 Corinthians 2

2 Corinthians 9

Ephesians 1

1 Peter 2

WEB (11)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 5

Ephesians 1

1 Peter 1

YLT (11)

Luke 2

Romans 1

1 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 5

Ephesians 1

1 Peter 1

ASV (11)

foolish 5

of foolish 1

of the foolish 1

thou foolish 2

with the foolish 1

ye foolish 1

BSB (11)

a fool 4

fool 1

foolish 1

fools 1

of foolish 1

of the foolish 1

you fool 1

you fools 1

CSB (11)

fool 5

foolish 3

fools 2

the ignorant 1

ESV (10)

fool 4

foolish 3

foolish person 1

fools 2

KJV (11)

fool 6

foolish 2

fools 2

unwise 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (12)

fool 2

foolish 9

ones 1

N95 (12)

fool 2

foolish 9

ones 1

NAS (12)

fool 2

foolish 9

ones 1

NLT (9)

fool 3

foolish 3

fools 1

ignorant 1

thoughtlessly 1

WEB (11)

be foolish 1

foolish 4

of foolish 1

of the foolish 1

with the foolish 1

you foolish 2

YLT (11)

a fool 4

foolish 1

fools 2

of foolish 1

unthinking 2

unwise 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 2

ANT

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 2

BEZ

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 2

BGB

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 2

BMT

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 2

BYZ

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 2

ELZ

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VSM 1

NA26

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 2

SBL

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 2

SCV

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 2

STV

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 2

TIS

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 3

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VPM 1

A-VSM 2

TRG

A-ASM 2

A-GPM 3

A-NPM 1

A-NSM 2

A-VSM 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἄφρων, ον, gen. ονος, (φρήν)

1. senseless, of statues, X. Mem. 1.4.4: — and so, crazed, frantic, ἄφρονα κούρην Il. 5.875, cf. 761, A. Eu. 377 (lyr.); silly, foolish, Il. 3.220, Hes. Op. [210], S. El. 941, etc.; φρένας ἄ. Il. 4.104; τὸ ἄ., = cross ἀφροσύνη, Th. 5.105, X. Mem. 1.2.55; τῶ φρονίμῳ τῆς γνώμης παύοντες τὸ ἄ. [τῆς ῥώμης ] Gorg. Fr. 6; ἐξ ἄφρονος σώφρων γεγένηται X. Cyr. 3.1.17: Comp. -έστερος Pl. Cra. 392c: Sup. -έστατος X. Mem. 2.1.5. Adv. -νως senselessly, S. Aj. 766, X. HG 5.1.19; opp. νοῦν ἐχόντως, Isoc. 5.7: Comp. -εστέρως Pl. La. 193c; -έστερον Jul. Or. 7.224d.

2. ἄφρων, = cross κώνειον, Ps.- Dsc. 4.78.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἄφρων, ἀφρωνος, ὁ, ἡ, Ἄφρον, τό (from the alpha privative and φρήν, cf. εὔφρων, σώφρων) (from Homer down), properly, without reason ((εἴδωλα, Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 4); of beasts, ibid. 1, 4, 14), senseless, foolish, stupid; without refection or intelligence, acting rashly: Luke 11:40; Luke 12:20; Romans 2:20; 1 Corinthians 15:36; 2 Corinthians 11:16, 19 (opposed to φρόνιμος, as in Proverbs 11:29); 2 Corinthians 12:6, 11; Ephesians 5:17 (opposed to συνιέντες); 1 Peter 2:15. (A strong term; cf. Schmidt, chapter 147 § 17.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἄφρων , -ον ,

gem. -ονος

(< φρήν ),

[in LXX for H3685, H5036, etc.;]

without reason, senseless, foolish, expressing "want of mental sanity and sobriety, a reckless and inconsiderate habit of mind" (Hort; cf. MM, s.v.): Luke 11:40; Luke 12:20, Romans 2:20, 1 Corinthians 15:36, 2 Corinthians 11:16; 2 Corinthians 12:6; 2 Corinthians 12:11, 1 Peter 2:15; opp. to φρόνιμος , 2 Corinthians 11:19; to συνιέντες , Ephesians 2:17.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

P Fay 124.12 (ii/A.D.) πάνυ γάρ μοι δοκεῖς ἄφρων τις εἶ [ν ]αι , ";indeed you appear to me to be quite mad"; (Edd.)—a remonstrance addressed to a man who was defrauding his mother of some allowance. The adj. occurs in the literary P Grenf I. 1.19 (ii/B.C.) ἐὰν δ᾽ ἑνὶ προσκαθεῖ μόνον , ἄφρων ἔσει : see note.

List of Word Forms

άφρον αφρονα άφρονα ἄφρονα άφρονας αφρονες άφρονες άφρονές ἄφρονες αφρονέστατοί αφρονέστατος άφρονι άφρονος αφρονων αφρόνων ἀφρόνων άφροσι άφροσιν Αφρων άφρων Ἄφρων αφυλάκτως Aphron Aphrōn Áphron Áphrōn aphrona áphrona aphrones áphrones aphronon aphronōn aphrónon aphrónōn