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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 454. ἄνοια (anoia) -- Foolishness, senselessness, madness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/454.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/17-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/454.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 454</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/453.htm" title="453">◄</a> 454. anoia <a href="../greek/455.htm" title="455">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">anoia: Foolishness, senselessness, madness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἀνοία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>anoia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ä-no-ē'-ä<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(an'-oy-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Foolishness, senselessness, madness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>folly, madness, foolishness.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "without") and νοῦς (nous, "mind" or "understanding")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anoia," similar concepts can be found in words like אִוֶּלֶת (ivvelet, "folly") and סִכְלוּת (sikhlut, "foolishness"), which convey a lack of wisdom or understanding.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "anoia" refers to a state of mind characterized by a lack of understanding, foolishness, or senselessness. It conveys the idea of irrationality or madness, often used to describe actions or thoughts that are devoid of wisdom or sound judgment. In the New Testament, it is used to highlight the contrast between godly wisdom and human folly.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, wisdom and rational thought were highly valued, and the concept of "anoia" would have been seen as a significant deficiency. The Greeks prized the ability to reason and think logically, and "anoia" would have been considered a failure to live up to these cultural ideals. In a biblical context, this term underscores the importance of aligning one's mind with God's wisdom rather than relying on human understanding.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 454</b> <i>ánoia</i> (from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> privative meaning "<i>no</i>" and <a href="/greek/3563.htm">3563</a> <i>/noús</i>,"mind") – properly, "no-mind" referring to <i>irrational</i> behavior (<i>mindless</i> actions); "lack of sense" (<i>WP</i>, 2, 83) which easily degenerates into "a state of extreme anger that suggests an "incapacity to use one's mind – extreme fury, great rage" (<i>L & N</i>, 1, 88.183).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1.htm">alpha</a> (as a neg. prefix) and <a href="/greek/3563.htm">nous</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>folly, foolishness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>folly (2), rage (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 454: ἄνοια</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄνοια</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀνοίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἄνους</span> (i. e. <span class="greek2">Ανως</span> without understanding)), <span class="accented">want of understanding, folly</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-9.htm">2 Timothy 3:9</a>. <span class="accented">madness</span> expressing itself in rage, <a href="/interlinear/luke/6-11.htm">Luke 6:11</a> (<span class="greek2">δύο</span> <span class="greek2">δ'</span> <span class="greek2">ἀνοίας</span> <span class="greek2">γένη</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">μέν</span> <span class="greek2">μανίαν</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">δέ</span> <span class="greek2">ἀμαθιαν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Tim., p. 86 b.). ((<span class="abbreviation">Theognis</span>, 453); <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 6, 69; Attic writings from <span class="abbreviation">Thucydides</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>folly, madness. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/3563.htm">nous</a>; stupidity; by implication, rage -- folly, madness. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3563.htm">nous</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ανοια άνοια ἄνοια άνοιαν ανοιας ανοίας ἀνοίας ανοίγματι anoia ánoia anoias anoías<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 6:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ ἐπλήσθησαν <b>ἀνοίας</b> καὶ διελάλουν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> were filled <span class="itali">with rage,</span> and discussed<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> were filled <span class="itali">with madness;</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/6-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover were filled <span class="itali">with rage</span> and consulted<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 3:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡ γὰρ <b>ἄνοια</b> αὐτῶν ἔκδηλος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> progress; <span class="itali">for their folly</span> will be obvious<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for their <span class="itali">folly</span> shall be manifest<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for <span class="itali">[the] folly</span> of them fully manifest<p><b><a href="/greek/454.htm">Strong's Greek 454</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_454.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/anoia_454.htm">ἄνοια — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/anoias_454.htm">ἀνοίας — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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