ἄφρωνáphrōn
properly, mindless, i.e. stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving
Greek (New Testament) · G878
Meanings
without reason, senseless, foolish, expressing "want of mental sanity and sobriety, a reckless and inconsiderate habit of mind": Luke 11:40, Luke 12:20, Romans 2:20, 1 Corinthians 15:36, 2 Corinthians 11:16, 2 Corinthians 12:6, 2 Corinthians 12:11, 1 Peter 2:15; opposed to φρόνιμος, 2 Corinthians 11:19; to συνιέντες, Ephesians 2:17.
Same root
- ΑA · G1the first letter of the alphabet; figuratively, only (from its use as a numeral) the first:
- φρήνphrḗn · G5424the midrif (as a partition of the body), i.e. (figuratively and by implication, of sympathy) the feelings (or sensitive nature; by extension (also in the plural) the mind or cognitive faculties)
- ἀφροσύνηaphrosýnē · G877senselessness, i.e. (euphemistically) egotism; (morally) recklessness
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Luke 11:40 Fools! Didn’t God make the inside as well as the outside?
- Luke 12:20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’
- Romans 2:20 You think you can instruct the ignorant and teach children the ways of God. For you are certain that God’s law gives you complete knowledge and truth.
- 1 Corinthians 15:36 What a foolish question! When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn’t grow into a plant unless it dies first.
- 2 Corinthians 11:16 Again I say, don’t think that I am a fool to talk like this. But even if you do, listen to me, as you would to a foolish person, while I also boast a little.
- 2 Corinthians 11:19 After all, you think you are so wise, but you enjoy putting up with fools!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.