ἄφρων aphrōn · G0878

foolish

ἄφρων, -ον genitive -ονος ; (φρήν), [in LXX for כְּסִיל, נָבָל, etc. ; ] ; without reason, senseless, foolish, expressing "want of mental sanity and sobriety, a reckless and inconsiderate habit of mind" (Hort; cf. MM, see word): Luk.11:40 12:20, Rom.2:20, 1Co.15:36, 2Co.11:16 12:6 12:11, 1Pe.2:15; opposite to φρόνιμος, 2Co.11:19; to συνιέντες, Eph.2:17.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἄφρων, ον, ; genitive ονος, (φρήν) senseless, of statues, []:— and so, crazed, frantic, ἄφρονα κούρην[]; silly, foolish, []; τὸ ἄ., ={ἀφροσύνη}, []; τῶ φρονίμῳ τῆς γνώμης παύοντες τὸ ἄ. [τῆς ῥώμης] []: comparative -έστερος[]: superlative -έστατος[]. adverb -νως senselessly, []; opposed to νοῦν ἐχόντως, []: comparative -εστέρως[] -έστερον []; 2 ἄφρων, ={κώνειον}, Ps.-[]

Where it's used 11 times

Luke 11:40 · Luke 12:20 · Romans 2:20 · 1 Corinthians 15:36 · 2 Corinthians 11:16 · 2 Corinthians 11:19 · 2 Corinthians 12:6 · 2 Corinthians 12:11 · Ephesians 5:17 · 1 Peter 2:15 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G0878; TFLSJ G0878

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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