Strong's Greek · G877
G877 aphrosýnē
ἀφροσύνη
af-ros-oo'-nay
foolishness
Looking for Hebrew H877 bôʼr? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G877. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
aphrosýnē appears 4 times in Scripture, in Mark and 2 Corinthians. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
senselessness, i.e. (euphemistically) egotism; (morally) recklessness
In the King James Version
folly, foolishly(-ness)
Derivation
from G878 (ἄφρων);
Appears 4 times in Scripture
“greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.”
“In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.”
“To 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.”
“I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
