ΑΦΡΩΝ, αφρων
APHRŌN, aphrōn
Sounds Like: AH-phron
Translations: foolish, unwise, senseless, a fool, an unwise person
From the root: ΑΦΡΩΝ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word describes someone who is without good sense, understanding, or reason. It can be used as an adjective to describe a person or an action, or as a noun to refer to a foolish person. It implies a lack of practical wisdom or spiritual discernment.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G0878 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Psalms — 13:1, 48:11, 52:2, 73:18, 91:7
- Proverbs — 6:12, 9:4, 9:13, 10:1, 10:23, 11:29, 12:1, 12:16, 13:16, 14:1, 14:16, 14:29, 15:5, 15:20, 16:27, 17:10, 17:18, 17:25, 18:22, 19:13, 19:25, 20:1, 20:3, 24:9, 24:30, 26:11, 26:12, 28:26, 29:20, 30:22
- Ecclesiastes — 2:15, 2:19, 4:5, 10:6, 10:14
- Sirach — 16:23, 19:23, 20:7, 21:23, 27:11, 31:7
- Jeremiah — 17:11
- Luke — 12:20
- 1 Corinthians — 15:36
- 2 Corinthians — 12:6, 12:11
- Shepherd of Hermas — 30:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΦΡΩΝ.
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.
- ἈΦΡΟΝ — foolish, senseless, unwise, thoughtless, a fool, an unwise person
- ἈΦΡΟΝΕΣ — foolish, senseless, unwise, foolish ones, senseless ones, unwise ones
- ἈΦΡΟΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΙ — most foolish, very foolish, most senseless, most unwise
- ἈΦΡΟΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΣ — most foolish, very foolish, most unwise
- ἈΦΡΟΝΣΥΝΗ — folly, foolishness, senselessness, a folly
- ἈΦΡΟΣΙ — (to) foolish, (to) senseless, (to) unwise, (to) stupid, (to) thoughtless, (to) imprudent, (to) a foolish person, (to) a senseless person
- ἈΦΡΟΣΙΝ — (to) foolish, (to) senseless, (to) unwise, (to) thoughtless
- ΑΦΡΟΝ — foolish, senseless, unwise, a fool, a senseless person
- ΑΦΡΟΝΑ — foolish, senseless, unwise, a fool, an unwise person
- ΑΦΡΟΝΑΣ — foolish, senseless, unwise, a foolish one
- ΑΦΡΟΝΕΣ — foolish, senseless, unwise, thoughtless, a fool, an unwise person
- ΑΦΡΟΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΙ — most foolish, most senseless, most unwise, very foolish, very senseless, very unwise
- ΑΦΡΟΝΕΣΤΑΤΟΣ — most foolish, most senseless, most unwise
- ΑΦΡΟΝΕΣΤΕΡΟΙ — more foolish, more senseless, more unwise, the more foolish ones
- ΑΦΡΟΝΙ — foolish, senseless, unwise, thoughtless, without understanding, a fool, a senseless person
- ΑΦΡΟΝΟΣ — of foolish, of unwise, of senseless
- ΑΦΡΟΝΩΝ — of foolish, of unwise, of senseless, of thoughtless
- ΑΦΡΟΝΩΣ — foolishly, senselessly, thoughtlessly, unwisely
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