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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, , (ἄφρων), foolishness, folly, senselessness: 2 Corinthians 11:1, 17, 21; thoughtlessness, recklessness, Mark 7:22. [From Homer down.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:21 - then they shall bring the girl out to the doorway of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her [fn]to death, because she has committed a disgraceful sin in Israel by playing the prostitute in her father’s house; so you shall eliminate the evil from among you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:23 - Then the man, the owner of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brothers, please do not act so wickedly. Since this man has come into my house, do not commit this vile sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:24 - “Here is my virgin daughter and [fn]the man’s concubine. Please let me bring them out, then rape them and do to them [fn]whatever you wish. But do not commit this act of vile sin against this man.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:6 - “And I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout the land of Israel’s inheritance; for they have committed an outrageous sin and vile act in Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10 - “And we will take ten men out of a hundred throughout the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand to [fn]supply provisions for the people, so that when they come to [fn]Gibeah of Benjamin, they may [fn]punish them for all the vile sin that they have committed in Israel.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25 - “Please do not let my lord [fn]pay attention to this [fn]worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. [fn]Nabal is his name, and stupidity is with him; but I your slave did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:12 - But she said to him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful sin!
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:22 -

Despite all this, Job did not sin, nor did he [fn]blame God.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:6 -

“Is your [fn]fear of God not your confidence,

And the integrity of your ways your hope?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5 -

My [fn]wounds grow foul and fester

Because of my foolishness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:5 -

God, You know my foolishness,

And my guilt is not hidden from You.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:5 -

Her feet go down to death,

Her steps take hold of Sheol.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:23 -

He will die for lack of instruction,

And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 -

[fn]Abandon your foolishness and live,

And proceed in the way of understanding.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:2 -

A fool does not delight in understanding,

But in revealing his own [fn]mind.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:13 -

One who gives an answer before he hears,

It is foolishness and shame to him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 -

The foolishness of a person ruins his way,

And his heart rages against the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:4 -

Do not answer a fool [fn]according to his foolishness,

Or you will also be like him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5 -

Answer a fool as his foolishness deserves,

So that he will not be wise in his own eyes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 -

Though you pound the fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,

His foolishness still will not leave him.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3 - I explored with my [fn]mind how to refresh my body with wine while my [fn]mind was guiding me wisely; and how to seize foolishness, until I could see what good there is for the sons of mankind [fn]to do under heaven for the few [fn]years of their lives.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:12 -

So I turned to consider wisdom, insanity, and foolishness; for what will the man do who will come after the king, except what has already been done?

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:13 - Then I saw that wisdom surpasses foolishness as light surpasses darkness.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 - I [fn]directed my [fn]mind to know and to investigate, and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of foolishness and the foolishness of insanity.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17 - The words of the wise heard in calm are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1 -

Dead flies turn a perfumer’s oil rancid, so a little foolishness is more [fn]potent than wisdom and honor.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:3 - Even when the fool walks along the road, his [fn]sense is lacking, and he [fn]demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14 -

Your prophets have seen for you

Worthless and deceptive visions;

And they have not exposed your wrongdoing

So as to restore you from captivity,

But they have seen for you worthless and misleading pronouncements.

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