noun · feminine
afrosunas
Greekἀφροσύνη (afrosunē)
Strong’sG877
want of sense, foolishness
stem afrosun-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀφροσύνη, -ης, ἡ
(< ἄφρων), [in LXX for אִוֶּלֶת, נְבָלָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G877 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidaf-ros-oo'-nay
senselessness, i.e. (euphemistically) egotism; (morally) recklessness
Fromfrom G878;
King Jamesfolly, foolishly(-ness).
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 | afrosunas1×ἀφροσύνη | afrosunais |
| object accusative | afrosunan | afrosunain |
| direct address vocative | afrosunar | afrosunair |
| of, belonging to genitive | afrosunau1×ἀφροσύνης | afrosunaiu |
| to, for dative | afrosuna2×ἀφροσύνῃ | afrosunai |
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
afrosuna 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
afrosunas“foolishness”subjectnominative singular1×
Mark 7:22“foolishness”moicheiais, pleonexiais, ponēriais, dolos, aselgeias, ofthalmos ponēros, blasfēmias, huperēfanias, afrosunas;greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
afrosunau“foolishness”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Corinthians 11:1“foolishness”Ofelon anaireve mu mikrem tinem afrosunau; alla kai anechevō mu.I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
afrosuna“fool”to, fordative singular2×
2 Corinthians 11:17“fool”hem lalamō ouk kata kurion lalamō, alla hōs en afrosuna, en houta ta hupostasia tau kauchēsiau.In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
2 Corinthians 11:21“fool”kata atimian legamō, hōs hoti nis asthenanē; en he de an tinos tolmateiō, en afrosuna legamō, tolmamō kamis.To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.