ἀφροσύνη
aphrosunēfoolishnessHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine4 occurrences2 books4 verses
Definition
ἀφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ
(ἄφρων), [in LXX for אִוֶּלֶת, נְבָלָה, etc. ;]
foolishness: Mark 7:22, 2 Corinthians 11:1; 11:17; 11:21.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Mark 7:22ἀφροσύνη · [and] foolishness…greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
- 2 Corinthians 11:1ἀφροσύνης · foolishnessI hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
- 2 Corinthians 11:17ἀφροσύνῃ · a foolIn this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
- 2 Corinthians 11:21ἀφροσύνῃ · as a foolTo my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.