2001 Translation

ABOULIA, aboulia

Sounds Like: ah-boo-LEE-ah

Translations: lack of counsel, thoughtlessness, imprudence, inconsideration, rashness, folly, a lack of counsel, a thoughtlessness, an imprudence, an inconsideration, a rashness, a folly

From the root: ἈΒΟΥΛΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word is a feminine noun meaning 'lack of counsel' or 'thoughtlessness'. It describes a state of acting without proper deliberation, planning, or good judgment. It implies a rash or imprudent decision-making process, often leading to negative consequences. It is a compound word formed from the alpha privative (meaning 'not' or 'without') and a word related to 'counsel' or 'will'.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G0010 (Lookup on BibleHub)

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From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΒΟΥΛΙΑ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ἈΒΟΥΛΙΑΝ — indecision, thoughtlessness, lack of counsel, a lack of counsel
• ἈΒΟΥΛΙΑΣ — of thoughtlessness, of inconsiderateness, of rashness, of imprudence, of lack of counsel, of indecision

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