ΗΛΙΘΙΟΝ, ηλιθιον
ĒLITHION, ēlithion
Sounds Like: ay-LEE-thee-on
Translations: foolish, stupid, a foolish person, a stupid person
From the root: ΗΛΙΘΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes someone or something as foolish or stupid. It is often used to characterize a person lacking in understanding or common sense. In the New Testament, it frequently refers to those who are spiritually dull or resistant to divine truth.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G227 (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, ΗΛΙΘΙΟΣ.
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.
- ἨΛΙΘΙΩΤΕΡΟΣ — more foolish, more stupid, more idiotic, a more foolish (person/thing)
- ΗΛΙΘΙΟΣ — foolish, stupid, a fool, an idiot
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