ἄνοια
anoia · fury, folly
Greek word · Strong’s number G454 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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anoia (ἄνοια) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “fury, folly”.
Fury that blinds the mind; folly, foolishness.
How to say it
a·noi·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Foolishness plain for all to see.
- Anger that blinds reason.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- folly ×1
- senseless rage ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 6:11
But they were filled with senseless rage, and were discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
- 2 Timothy 3:9
But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as that of those two also was.