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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].)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:25 - Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:14 - For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world,[fn] to the educated and uneducated alike.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:1 - Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ’s death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:3 - How foolish can you be? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:9 - But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:3 - Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.
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