The meaning of “ἀνόητος”
Understanding anóētos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
fool(-ish), unwise. - unintelligent - by implication, sensual
ἀνόητος
fool(-ish), unwise. - unintelligent - by implication, sensual
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 24:25 | “Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:” Word: ἀνόητος (anóētos) | |
| Romans 1:14 | “I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.” Word: ἀνόητος (anóētos) | |
| Galatians 3:3 | “Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?” Word: ἀνόητος (anóētos) | |
| 1 Timothy 6:9 | “But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.” Word: ἀνόητος (anóētos) | |
| Titus 3:3 | “For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.” Word: ἀνόητος (anóētos) |