Strong's Concordance aphrón: without reason, foolish Original Word: ἄφρων, ονος, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: aphrón Phonetic Spelling: (af'-rone) Short Definition: senseless, foolish, inconsiderate Definition: senseless, foolish, inconsiderate. HELPS Word-studies 878 áphrōn – (an adjective, derived from 1 /A "without" and 5424 /phrḗn, "inner perspective as it regulates behavior") – properly, lacking perspective because short-sighted, i.e. lacking the "over-all picture" (perspective) needed to act prudently. 878 /áphrōn ("unperceptive") describes someone lacking true moderation because they fail to grasp cause-and-effect relationships – i.e. willful ignorance in understanding what prompts inevitable effects (consequences). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 878: ἄφρωνἄφρων, ἀφρωνος, ὁ, ἡ, Ἄφρον, τό (from the alpha privative and φρήν, cf. εὔφρων, σώφρων) (from Homer down), properly, without reason ((εἴδωλα, Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 4); of beasts, ibid. 1, 4, 14), senseless, foolish, stupid; without refection or intelligence, acting rashly: Luke 11:40; Luke 12:20; Romans 2:20; 1 Corinthians 15:36; 2 Corinthians 11:16, 19 (opposed to φρόνιμος, as in Proverbs 11:29); 2 Corinthians 12:6, 11; Ephesians 5:17 (opposed to συνιέντες); 1 Peter 2:15. (A strong term; cf. Schmidt, chapter 147 § 17.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance foolish, unwise. From a (as a negative particle) and phren; properly, mindless, i.e. Stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving -- fool(-ish), unwise. see GREEK a see GREEK phren Forms and Transliterations άφρον αφρονα άφρονα ἄφρονα άφρονας αφρονες άφρονες άφρονές ἄφρονες αφρονέστατοί αφρονέστατος άφρονι άφρονος αφρονων αφρόνων ἀφρόνων άφροσι άφροσιν Αφρων άφρων Ἄφρων αφυλάκτως Aphron Aphrōn Áphron Áphrōn aphrona áphrona aphrones áphrones aphronon aphronōn aphrónon aphrónōnLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 87811 Occurrences Ἄφρων — 4 Occ. ἄφρονα — 2 Occ. ἄφρονες — 2 Occ. ἀφρόνων — 3 Occ. Luke 11:40 Adj-VMP GRK: ἄφρονες οὐχ ὁ NAS: You foolish ones, did not He who made KJV: [Ye] fools, did not INT: Fools [did] not the [one] Luke 12:20 Adj-VMS Romans 2:20 Adj-GMP 1 Corinthians 15:36 Adj-VMS 2 Corinthians 11:16 Adj-AMS 2 Corinthians 11:16 Adj-AMS 2 Corinthians 11:19 Adj-GMP 2 Corinthians 12:6 Adj-NMS 2 Corinthians 12:11 Adj-NMS Ephesians 5:17 Adj-NMP 1 Peter 2:15 Adj-GMP |
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