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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

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:21 - then they shall bring out the girl to the doorway of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her [fn]to death because she has committed an act of folly in Israel by playing the harlot in her father’s house; thus you shall purge the evil from among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:23 - Then the man, the owner of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my fellows, please do not act so wickedly; since this man has come into my house, do not commit this act of folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:24 - “Here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. Please let me bring them out that you may ravish them and do to them [fn]whatever you wish. But do not commit such an act of folly against this man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:6

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 a lewd and disgraceful act in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10 - “And we will take 10 men out of 100 throughout the tribes of Israel, and 100 out of 1,000, and 1,000 out of 10,000 to [fn]supply food for the people, that when they come to [fn]Gibeah of Benjamin, they may [fn]punish them for all the disgraceful acts that they have committed in Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:25

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 folly is with him; but I your maidservant did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:12 - But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful thing!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:22 - Through all this Job did not sin nor did he [fn]blame God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:6 - “Is not your [fn]fear of God your confidence,
And the integrity of your ways your hope?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5 - My [fn]wounds grow foul and fester
Because of my folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:5 - O God, it is You who knows my folly,
And my wrongs are not hidden from You.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:5 - Her feet go down to death,
Her steps take hold of Sheol.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:23 - He will die for lack of instruction,
And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - “[fn]Forsake your folly and live,
And proceed in the way of understanding.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:2 - A fool does not delight in understanding,
But only in revealing his own [fn]mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:13 - He who gives an answer before he hears,
It is folly and shame to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 - The foolishness of man ruins his way,
And his heart rages against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:4 - Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5 - Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 - Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:12 - So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:13

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 - I [fn]directed my [fn]mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17 - The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1 - Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:3

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14 - Your prophets have seen for you
False and foolish visions;
And they have not exposed your iniquity
So as to restore you from captivity,
But they have seen for you false and misleading [fn]oracles.
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