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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #877 - ἀφροσύνη

Transliteration
aphrosýnē
Phonetics
af-ros-oo'-nay
Origin
from (G878)
Parts of Speech
Noun Feminine
TDNT
9:220,1277
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Definition   
Thayer's
  1. foolishness, folly, senselessness
  2. thoughtlessness, recklessness
Hebrew Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 200 ‑ אִוֶּלֶת (iv‑veh'‑leth);  2154 ‑ זַמָּה (zim‑maw', zam‑maw');  3685 ‑ כְּסִיל (kes‑eel');  5039 ‑ נְבָלָה (neb‑aw‑law');  6612 ‑ פְּתָאִי (peth‑ee', peh'‑thee, peth‑aw‑ee');  7919 ‑ שָׂכַל (saw‑kal');  8602 ‑ תָּפֵל (taw‑fale');  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (4)
Mark 1
2 Corinthians 3
NAS (4)
Mark 1
2 Corinthians 3
HCS (4)
Mark 1
2 Corinthians 3
BSB (4)
Mark 1
2 Corinthians 3
ESV (4)
Mark 1
2 Corinthians 3
WEB (5)
Mark 1
2 Corinthians 4
Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἀφροσύνη, ἡ, (ἄφρων)

folly, thoughtlessness, freq. in pl., παῖδας καταπαυέμεν ἀφροσυνάων Od. 24.457, cf. 16.278: in sg., οὐδέ τί σε χρὴ ταύτης ἀφροσύνης Il. 7.110, cf. Democr. 254, Hdt. 3.146, 9.82; κοῦφαι ἀ. S. OC 1230 (lyr.); καταφρόνησιν ἢ.. ἀ. μετωνόμασται Th. 1.122; opp. σωφροσύνη and σοφία, Pl. Prt. 332e; συμβαίνει ἡ ἀ. μετὰ ἀκρασίας ἀρετή Arist. EN 1146a27.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἀφροσύνη, ἀφροσύνης, (ἄφρων), foolishness, folly, senselessness: 2 Corinthians 11:1, 17, 21; thoughtlessness, recklessness, Mark 7:22. (From Homer down.)


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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀφροσύνη , -ης ,

(< ἄφρων ),

[in LXX for H200, H5039, etc.;]

foolishness: Mark 7:22, 2 Corinthians 11:1; 2 Corinthians 11:17; 2 Corinthians 11:21.†


Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.
List of Word Forms
αφροσύναις αφροσυνη αφροσύνη ἀφροσύνη ἀφροσύνῃ αφροσύνην αφροσυνης αφροσύνης ἀφροσύνης aphrosune aphrosunē aphrosunes aphrosunēs aphrosyne aphrosynē aphrosýne aphrosýnē aphrosýnei aphrosýnēi aphrosynes aphrosynēs aphrosýnes aphrosýnēs
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