noun · feminine
afelotas
Greekἀφελότης (afelotēs)
Strong’sG858
simplicity, sincerity
stem afelot-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† ἀφελότης, -ητος, ἡ
= cl. ἀφέλεια (v. MM, s.v.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G858 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidaf-el-ot'-ace
smoothness, i.e. (figuratively) simplicity
Fromfrom a compound of G1 (as a negative particle) and φέλλος (in the sense of a stone as stubbing the foot);
King Jamessingleness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | afelotas | afelotais |
| object accusative | afelotan | afelotain |
| direct address vocative | afelotar | afelotair |
| of, belonging to genitive | afelotau | afelotaiu |
| to, for dative | afelota1×ἀφελότητι | afelotai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
afelota is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
afelota“simplicity”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 2:46“simplicity”kata hēmeran tē proskarterarōtois homothumadōs en te hiere, klarōtois tē kata oikon arton, metalambale trofēau en agalliasia kai afelota kardiau,With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,