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Lexicon :: Strong's G453 - anoētos

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ἀνόητος
Transliteration
anoētos (Key)
Pronunciation
an-o'-ay-tos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and a derivative of νοέω (G3539)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:961,636

Strong’s Definitions

ἀνόητος anóētos, an-o'-ay-tos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G3539; unintelligent; by implication, sensual:—fool(-ish), unwise.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G453 in the following manner: foolish (4x), fool (1x), unwise (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G453 in the following manner: foolish (4x), fool (1x), unwise (1x).

  1. not understood, unintelligible

  2. not understanding, unwise, foolish

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀνόητος anóētos, an-o'-ay-tos; from G1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G3539; unintelligent; by implication, sensual:—fool(-ish), unwise.
STRONGS G453:
ἀνόητος, -ον (νοητός from νοέω);
1. not understood, unintelligible;
2. generally active, not understanding, unwise, foolish: Romans 1:14 (opposed to σοφοί); Luke 24:25; Galatians 3:1, 3; Titus 3:3. ἐπιθυμίαι ἀνόητοι, 1 Timothy 6:9. (Proverbs 17:28; Psalm 48:13 (Ps. 49:13); and often in Attic writings; [cf. Trench, § lxxv.; Ellicott on Galatians 3:1; Schmidt, chapter 147 § 20].)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
48:13; 49:13
Proverbs
17:28
Luke
24:25
Romans
1:14
Galatians
3:1; 3:1; 3:3
1 Timothy
6:9
Titus
3:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G453 matches the Greek ἀνόητος (anoētos),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:25 - He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:14 - I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:1 - You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:3 - Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:9 - Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:3 - At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
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