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Lexicon :: Strong's G877 - aphrosynē

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ἀφροσύνη
Transliteration
aphrosynē (Key)
Pronunciation
af-ros-oo'-nay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:220,1277

Strong’s Definitions

ἀφροσύνη aphrosýnē, af-ros-oo'-nay; from G878; senselessness, i.e. (euphemistically) egotism; (morally) recklessness:—folly, foolishly(-ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G877 in the following manner: foolishly (with G1722) (2x), foolishness (1x), folly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G877 in the following manner: foolishly (with G1722) (2x), foolishness (1x), folly (1x).

  1. foolishness, folly, senselessness

  2. thoughtlessness, recklessness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀφροσύνη aphrosýnē, af-ros-oo'-nay; from G878; senselessness, i.e. (euphemistically) egotism; (morally) recklessness:—folly, foolishly(-ness).
STRONGS G877:
ἀφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ, (ἄφρων), foolishness, folly, senselessness: 2 Corinthians 11:1, 17, 21; thoughtlessness, recklessness, Mark 7:22. [From Homer down.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Mark
7:22
2 Corinthians
11:1; 11:17; 11:21

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Strong's Number G877 matches the Greek ἀφροσύνη (aphrosynē),
which occurs 28 times in 28 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:21 - then shall they bring out the damsel to the doors of her father's house, and shall stone her with stones, and she shall die; because she has wrought folly among the children of Israel, to defile the house of her father by whoring: so thou shalt remove the evil one from among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:23 - And the master of the house came out to them, and said, Nay, brethren, do not ye wrong, I pray you, after this man has come into my house; do not ye this folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:24 - Behold my daughter a virgin, and [fn]the man's concubine: I will bring them out, and humble ye them, and do to them that which is good in your eyes; but to this man do not [fn]this folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:6 - And I laid hold of my concubine, and divided her in pieces, and sent the parts into every coast of the inheritance of the children of Israel; for they have wrought lewdness and abomination in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10 - Moreover we will take ten men for a hundred for all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred for a thousand, and a thousand for ten thousand, to take provision, to cause them to come to Gabaa of Benjamin, to do to it according to all the abomination, which [fn]they wrought in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25 - Let not my lord, I pray thee, take to heart this pestilent man, [fn]for according to his name, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the servants of my lord whom thou didst send.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:12 - And she said to him, Nay, my brother, do not humble me, for it [fn]ought not to be so done in Israel; do not this folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:22 - In all these events that befel him Job sinned not at all before the Lord, and did not impute folly to God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:6 - Is not thy fear founded in folly, thy hope also, and the mischief of thy way?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5 - (LXX 37:6) My bruises have become noisome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:5 - (LXX 68:6) O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my transgressions are not hidden from thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:5 - For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:23 - Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Leave folly, that ye may reign for ever; and seek [fn]wisdom, and improve understanding by knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:2 - A senseless man feels no need of wisdom, for he is rather led by folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:13 - Whoso answers a word before he hears a cause, it is folly and reproach to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 - The folly of a man spoils his ways: and he blames God in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:4 - Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou become like him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5 - Yet answer a fool according to his folly, lest he seem wise in his own conceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 - Though thou scourge a fool, disgracing him in the midst of the council, thou wilt still in no wise remove his folly from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3 - And I examined whether my heart would excite my flesh as with wine, (though my heart guided me in wisdom,) and I desired to lay hold of mirth, until I should see of what kind is the good to the sons of men, which they should do under the sun all the days of their life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:12 - Then I looked on to see wisdom, and madness, and folly: for who is the man who will follow after counsel, in all things wherein he employs it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:13 - And I saw that wisdom excels folly, as much as light excels darkness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 - I and my heart went round about to know, and to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, and to know the folly and trouble and madness of the ungodly man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17 - The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of them that rule in folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1 - Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: and a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:3 - Yea, and whenever a fool walks by the way, his heart will fail him, and all that he thinks of is folly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14 - Nun. Thy prophets have seen for thee vanities and folly: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn back thy captivity; but they have seen for thee vain burdens, and worthless visions.
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