Strong's Lexicon
G454
G454 — ἄνοια
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G454 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἄνοια |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and G3563 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | anoia |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | an'-oy-ah |
| Meaning: | 1. stupidity 2. (by implication) rage |
| KJV Renderings: | folly, madness |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἄνοια, ἀνοίας, ἡ (ἄνους (i. e. Ανως without understanding)), want of understanding, folly: 2Ti 3:9. madness expressing itself in rage, Luk 6:11 (δύο δ’ ἀνοίας γένη, τό μέν μανίαν, τό δέ ἀμαθιαν, Plato, Tim., p. 86 b.). ((Theognis, 453); Herodotus 6, 69; Attic writings from Thucydides down.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἄνοια (folly)
Luke 6:11
- KJV: And they were filled with madness and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus
- GK: αυτοί δε επλήσθησαν ανοίας και διελάλουν προς αλλήλους τι αν ποιήσειαν τω Ιησού
2 Timothy 3:9
- KJV: But they shall proceed no further for their folly shall be manifest unto all as theirs also was
- GK: αλλ΄ ου προκόψουσιν επί πλείον η γαρ άνοια αυτών έκδηλος έσται πάσιν ως και η εκείνων εγένετο