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anoētos G453

ἀνόητος (anoētos) means “foolish” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἀνόητος Greek · G453 6 tagged occurrences in 6 verses

Pronunciation guide: an-o'-ay-tos Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0453

ἀνόητος · anoētos · foolish

ἀ-νόητος, -ον (ἀ- neg., νοητός; νοέω), [in LXX: Pro.17:28 (אֱוִיל), Sir.42:8, al. ;] 1. not thought on, not understood (Hom., Plat.). 2. not understanding, foolish (Hdt., al., LXX): Luk.24:25, Rom.1:14, Gal.3:1, 3, 1Ti.6:9, Tit.3:3 (Cremer, 438, 790; MM, VGT, see word).† SYN.: ἀσύνετος (see Tr., Syn., § LXXv) (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

foolish, thoughtless.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G453

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
foolish 4
foolish ones 1
the foolish 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
foolish 4
fools 1
to the unwise 1

Verses containing G453

Page 1 of 1. 6 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Luke 24:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

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  2. Romans 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

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  3. Galatians 3:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.

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  4. Galatians 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?

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  5. 1 Timothy 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

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  6. Titus 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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Sources and text

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