ἀφροσύνη aphrosunē · G0877
foolishness
ἀφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ; (ἄφρων), [in LXX for אִוֶּלֶת, נְבָלָה, etc. ; ] ; foolishness: Mrk.7:22, 2Co.11:1 11:17 11:21.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀφροσύνη, ἡ, ; (ἄφρων) folly, thoughtlessness, frequently in plural, παῖδας καταπαυέμεν ἀφροσυνάων[]; opposed to σωφροσύνη and σοφία, []
Where it's used 4 times
Mark 7:22 · 2 Corinthians 11:1 · 2 Corinthians 11:17 · 2 Corinthians 11:21
Source: TBESG G0877; TFLSJ G0877
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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