Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, March 19th, 2024
the Fifth Week of Lent
There are 12 days til Easter!
Attention!
Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine.
Click to donate today!

Bible Lexicons

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
Search for…
Browse by letter:
Prev Entry
ἀφρός
 
Next Entry
ἄφρων
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.)


Thayer's Expanded Greek Definition, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights rserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
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
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile