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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 113 times in 111 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (2Sa 13:13–Pro 17:10)

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:13 - And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:10 - But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2 - For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3 - I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:8 - They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:36 - My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:1 - [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:8 - Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:10 - For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1 - [[To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David.]] The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:18 - Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:22 - Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:6 - A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:8 - Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:22 - How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:12 - A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:7 - And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:4 - Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:13 - A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:16 - Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:1 - The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:4 - He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:18 - He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21 - The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:29 - He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:1 - Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15 - The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 - Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1 - Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:3 - In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:7 - Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:16 - A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:18 - The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:24 - The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29 - He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:33 - Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:2 - The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:5 - A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:7 - The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20 - A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:27 - An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:2 - A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7 - Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:10 - A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

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