ἀφροσύνη
aphrosynē · foolishness
Greek word · Strong’s number G877 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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aphrosynē (ἀφροσύνη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “foolishness”.
Folly.
How to say it
a·phro·sy·nē
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
- Lack of sense.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Mark 7:22
adulteries, greed, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, an evil eye, blasphemy, arrogance, foolishness.
- 2 Corinthians 11:1
I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness; but indeed, bear with me.
- 2 Corinthians 11:17
What I am saying I am not saying according to the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this confidence of boasting.
- 2 Corinthians 11:21
To my shame I say it, as though we have been weak. But in whatever anyone dares —I am speaking in foolishness— I too dare.