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Lexicon :: Strong's G878 - aphrōn

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ἄφρων
Transliteration
aphrōn (Key)
Pronunciation
af'-rone
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and φρήν (G5424)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:220,1277

Strong’s Definitions

ἄφρων áphrōn, af'-rone; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G5424; properly, mindless, i.e. stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving:—fool(-ish), unwise.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's G878 in the following manner: fool (8x), foolish (2x), unwise (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's G878 in the following manner: fool (8x), foolish (2x), unwise (1x).

  1. without reason

  2. senseless, foolish, stupid

  3. without reflection or intelligence, acting rashly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἄφρων áphrōn, af'-rone; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G5424; properly, mindless, i.e. stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving:—fool(-ish), unwise.
STRONGS G878:
ἄφρων, -ονος, ὁ, ἡ, -ον, τό, (from α 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.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
11:29
Luke
11:40; 12:20
Romans
2:20
1 Corinthians
15:36
2 Corinthians
11:16; 11:19; 12:6; 12:11
Ephesians
5:17
1 Peter
2:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G878 matches the Greek ἄφρων (aphrōn),
which occurs 11 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:40 - “You foolish ones [acting without reflection or intelligence]! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:20 - “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own all the things you have prepared?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:20 - and [that you are] [fn]a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the [spiritually] [fn]childish, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth—

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:36 - You fool! Every time you plant seed you sow something that does not come to life [germinating, springing up and growing] unless it first dies.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:16 -

I repeat then, let no one think that I am foolish; but even if you do, at least accept me as foolish, so that I too may boast a little.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:19 - [fn]For you, being so wise, gladly tolerate and accept the foolish [like me]!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 12:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:6 - If I wish to boast, I will not be foolish, because I will be speaking the truth. But I abstain [from it], so that no one will credit me with more than [is justified by what] he sees in me or hears from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:11 -

Now I have become foolish; you have forced me [by questioning my apostleship]. Actually I should have been commended by you [instead of being treated disdainfully], for I was not inferior to those [fn]super-apostles, even if I am nobody.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:17 - Therefore do not be foolish and thoughtless, but understand and firmly grasp what the will of the Lord is.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:15 - For it is the will of God that by doing right you may silence (muzzle, gag) the [culpable] ignorance and irresponsible criticisms of foolish people.
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