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It conveys the idea of being imprudent or lacking discernment, particularly in relation to God's truth and righteous living.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, wisdom was highly valued, and being labeled as "foolish" was a significant critique of one's character and intellect. The biblical use of "aphrón" often contrasts human folly with divine wisdom, emphasizing the importance of aligning one's life with God's will and understanding.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>878</b> <i>áphrōn</i> – (an adjective, derived from <a href="/greek/1.htm">1</a> <i>/A</i> "without" and <a href="/greek/5424.htm">5424</a> <i>/phrḗn</i>, "inner perspective as it regulates behavior") – properly, <i>lacking</i> perspective because <i>short-sighted</i>, i.e. lacking the "over-all picture" (perspective) needed to act prudently.</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/878.htm">878</a> <i>/áphrōn</i> ("<i>unperceptive</i>") describes someone <i>lacking true moderation</i> because they fail to grasp <i>cause-and-effect relationships</i> – i.e. <i>willful ignorance</i> in understanding what <i>prompts inevitable effects</i> (consequences).</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/5424.htm">phrén</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>without reason, foolish<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fool (2), foolish (8), foolish ones (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 878: ἄφρων</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἄφρων</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἀφρωνος</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="greek2">Ἄφρον</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (from the alpha privative and <span class="greek2">φρήν</span>, cf. <span class="greek2">εὔφρων</span>, <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">σώφρων</span></span>) (from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down), properly, <span class="accented">without reason</span> ((<span class="greek2">εἴδωλα</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, mem. 1, 4, 4); of beasts, ibid. 1, 4, 14), <span class="accented">senseless, foolish, stupid; without refection or intelligence, acting rashly</span>: <a href="/interlinear/luke/11-40.htm">Luke 11:40</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/12-20.htm">Luke 12:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/2-20.htm">Romans 2:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-36.htm">1 Corinthians 15:36</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-16.htm">2 Corinthians 11:16, 19</a> (opposed to <span class="greek2">φρόνιμος</span>, as in <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-29.htm">Proverbs 11:29</a>); <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-6.htm">2 Corinthians 12:6, 11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17</a> (opposed to <span class="greek2">συνιέντες</span>); <a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-15.htm">1 Peter 2:15</a>. (A strong term; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Schmidt</span>, chapter 147 § 17.)<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>foolish, unwise. <p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/5424.htm">phren</a>; properly, mindless, i.e. Stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving -- fool(-ish), unwise. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5424.htm">phren</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>άφρον αφρονα άφρονα ἄφρονα άφρονας αφρονες άφρονες άφρονές ἄφρονες αφρονέστατοί αφρονέστατος άφρονι άφρονος αφρονων αφρόνων ἀφρόνων άφροσι άφροσιν Αφρων άφρων Ἄφρων αφυλάκτως Aphron Aphrōn Áphron Áphrōn aphrona áphrona aphrones áphrones aphronon aphronōn aphrónon aphrónōn<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/11-40.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 11:40</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural">Adj-VMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>ἄφρονες</b> οὐχ ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">You foolish ones,</span> did not He who made<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">[Ye] fools,</span> did not<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/11-40.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Fools</span> [did] not the [one]<p><b><a href="/text/luke/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 12:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular">Adj-VMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁ θεός <b>Ἄφρων</b> ταύτῃ τῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> said <span class="itali">to him, 'You fool!</span> This<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> said unto him, <span class="itali">[Thou] fool,</span> this night<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God <span class="itali">Fool</span> this the<p><b><a href="/text/romans/2-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 2:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">παιδευτὴν <b>ἀφρόνων</b> διδάσκαλον νηπίων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a corrector <span class="itali">of the foolish,</span> a teacher<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> An instructor <span class="itali">of the foolish,</span> a teacher<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> an instructor <span class="itali">of [the] foolish</span> a teacher of infants<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/15-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 15:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular">Adj-VMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>ἄφρων</b> σὺ ὃ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">You fool!</span> That which you sow<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">[Thou] fool,</span> that which thou<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/15-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Fool</span> you what<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/11-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 11:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">με δόξῃ <b>ἄφρονα</b> εἶναι εἰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> think <span class="itali">me foolish;</span> but if<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> think me <span class="itali">a fool;</span> if otherwise, yet<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> me should think <span class="itali">a fool</span> to be if<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/11-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 11:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κἂν ὡς <b>ἄφρονα</b> δέξασθέ με</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me even <span class="itali">as foolish,</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> yet as <span class="itali">a fool</span> receive me,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> even as <span class="itali">a fool</span> receive me<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/11-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 11:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνέχεσθε τῶν <b>ἀφρόνων</b> φρόνιμοι ὄντες</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> tolerate <span class="itali">the foolish</span> gladly.<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye suffer <span class="itali">fools</span> gladly,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/11-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you bear with <span class="itali">fools</span> intelligent being<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 12:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐκ ἔσομαι <b>ἄφρων</b> ἀλήθειαν γὰρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to boast <span class="itali">I will not be foolish,</span> for I will be speaking<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not be <span class="itali">a fool;</span> for I will say<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not I will be <span class="itali">a fool</span> for truth indeed<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/12-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 12:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Γέγονα <b>ἄφρων</b> ὑμεῖς με</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I have become <span class="itali">foolish;</span> you yourselves<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I am become <span class="itali">a fool</span> in glorying; ye<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/12-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I have become <span class="itali">a fool</span> you me<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 5:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὴ γίνεσθε <b>ἄφρονες</b> ἀλλὰ συνίετε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> then <span class="itali">do not be foolish,</span> but understand<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> be ye not <span class="itali">unwise,</span> but understanding<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not be <span class="itali">foolish</span> but understanding<p><b><a href="/text/1_peter/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Peter 2:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural">Adj-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν τῶν <b>ἀφρόνων</b> ἀνθρώπων ἀγνωσίαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the ignorance <span class="itali">of foolish</span> men.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the ignorance <span class="itali">of foolish</span> men:<br><a href="/interlinear/1_peter/2-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the <span class="itali">of senseless</span> men ignorance<p><b><a href="/greek/878.htm">Strong's Greek 878</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_878.htm">11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/aphro_n_878.htm">Ἄφρων — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aphrona_878.htm">ἄφρονα — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aphrones_878.htm">ἄφρονες — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aphrono_n_878.htm">ἀφρόνων — 3 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'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/877.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="877"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="877" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/879.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="879"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="879" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>