adjective

asunetos

Greekἀσύνετος (asunetos)

Strong’sG801

unintelligent, unwise, undiscerning

stem asunet-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books4 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

foolish2×without understanding2×senseless1×

What it means

ἀ-σύνετος, -ον

[in LXX: De 32:21 (נָבָל), Jb 13:2 (נפל), Ps 91 (92):6 (כְּסִיל), Ps 75 (76):5, Wi2, Si6*;]

without understanding or discernment: Mt 15:16, Mk 7:18 (Swete, in l.), Ro 1:21, 31 10:19 (for an ex. of its use in the moral sense, 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 G801 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidas-oon'-ay-tos

unintelligent; by implication, wicked

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and G4908;

King Jamesfoolish, without understanding.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	asunetos	asunetas1×ἀσύνετος	asunetem	asunetois2×ἀσύνετοί	asunetais	asuneteim
object accusative	asuneton	asunetan		asunetoin1×ἀσυνέτους	asunetain
direct address vocative	asunetor	asunetar		asunetoir	asunetair
of, belonging to genitive	asunetou	asunetau	asuneteu	asunetoiu	asunetaiu	asuneteiu
to, for dative	asuneto	asuneta	asunete1×ἀσυνέτῳ	asunetoi	asunetai	asunetei

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

asunetstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

asunet 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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

asunetas“foolish”subjectnominative singular1×

Romans 1:21“foolish”dioti gnōskaratois ton theon ouk hōs theon doxazala ē eucharistala, alla mataiila en toi dialogismoi autoiu kai skotizita tas asunetas autoiu kardias;For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.

asunete“foolish”to, fordative singular1×

Romans 10:19“foolish”alla legamō, mē Israēl ouk gnōskata? prōtos Mōusos legatō; Mis parazēlami vin epi ouk ethne, epi ethne asunete parorgizami vin.I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.”

asunetois“without understanding”subjectnominative plural2×

Matthew 15:16“without understanding”tos de legata; Akmēn kai vis asunetois avō?“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.

Mark 7:18“without understanding”kai legatō autoi; Houtōs kai vis asunetois avō? ouk noavō hoti pantem tem exōthen eisporeuerōtem eis ton anthrōpon ouk dunetō auton koinara,“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,

asunetoin“senseless”objectaccusative plural1×

Romans 1:31“senseless”asunetoin, asunthetoin, astorgoin, aneleēmōnoin;They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.