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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.]
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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 Box Deu 22:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:21 - the men of her city must bring the young woman to the door of her father's house and stone her to death, for she has done a disgraceful thing in Israel by behaving like a prostitute while living in her father's house. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:23 - The man who owned the house went outside and said to them, "No, my brothers! Don't do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Don't do such a disgraceful thing!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 19:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:24 - Here are my virgin daughter and my guest's concubine. I will send them out and you can abuse them and do to them whatever you like. But don't do such a disgraceful thing to this man!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:6 - I grabbed hold of my concubine and carved her up and sent the pieces throughout the territory occupied by Israel, because they committed such an unthinkable atrocity in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:10 - We will take ten of every group of a hundred men from all the tribes of Israel (and a hundred of every group of a thousand, and a thousand of every group of ten thousand) to get supplies for the army. When they arrive in Gibeah of Benjamin they will punish them for the atrocity which they committed in Israel."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25 - My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means 'fool,' and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:12 - But she said to him, "No, my brother! Don't humiliate me! This just isn't done in Israel! Don't do this foolish thing!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:22 - In all this Job did not sin, nor did he charge God with moral impropriety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:6 - Is not your piety your confidence, and your blameless ways your hope?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5 - My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:5 - O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my guilt is 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 lead straight to the grave.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:23 - He will die because there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly he will reel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:6 - Abandon your foolish ways so that you may 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 takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:13 - The one who gives an answer before he listens - that is his folly and his shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 - A person's folly subverts 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, lest you yourself also be like him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5 - Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own estimation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 - If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:3 - I thought deeply about the effects of indulging myself with wine (all the while my mind was guiding me with wisdom) and the effects of behaving foolishly, so that I might discover what is profitable for people to do on earth during the few days of their lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:12 - Next, I decided to consider wisdom, as well as foolish behavior and ideas. For what more can the king's successor do than what the king has already done?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:13 - I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, just as light is preferable to darkness:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:25 - I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17 - The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:1 - One dead fly makes the perfumer's ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:3 - Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14 - Your prophets saw visions for you that were worthless lies. They failed to expose your sin so as to restore your fortunes. They saw oracles for you that were worthless lies. ס (Samek)
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