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GreekG0453Adjective

ἀνόητος

anoētos

6Occurrences
G0453Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

unintelligent; by implication, sensual

from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and a derivative of G3539 (νοιέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.not thought on, not understood (Hom., Plat.).
2.not understanding, foolish (Hdt., LXX)
Synonyms
*ἀσύνετος *(see Tr., Syn., § LXXv)
LXX: (אֱוִיל)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

ἀνόητος appears 6 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Galatians
2
1 Timothy
1
Luke
1
Romans
1
Titus
1

Key Passages

1 Timothy 6:9BSB

Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

Galatians 3:1BSB

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

Galatians 3:3BSB

Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?

Luke 24:25BSB

Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

Romans 1:14BSB

I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.