ἀνόητοςanóētos

Meanings

Same root

• ΑA · G1the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:
• νοιέωnoiéō · G3539to exercise the mind (observe), i.e. (figuratively) to comprehend, heed

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

• Luke 24:25 Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures.
• Romans 1:14 For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world, to the educated and uneducated alike.
• Galatians 3:1 Oh, foolish Galatians! Who has cast an evil spell on you? For the meaning of Jesus Christ’s death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross.
• Galatians 3:3 How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?
• 1 Timothy 6:9 But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
• Titus 3:3 Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other.