453. anoétos

Lexicon

anoétos: Foolish, unwise, senseless

Original Word: ἀνόητος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: anoétos
Pronunciation: ah-NO-ay-tos
Phonetic Spelling: (an-o'-ay-tos)
Definition: Foolish, unwise, senseless
Meaning: foolish, thoughtless.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

foolish, unwise.

From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of noieo; unintelligent; by implication, sensual -- fool(-ish), unwise.

see GREEK a

see GREEK noieo

HELPS Word-studies

453 anóētos (from 1 /A "without" and 3539 /noiéō, "to think") – properly, non-thinking, i.e. not "reasoning through" a matter (with proper logic); unmindful, which describes acting in a "mindless, dense" way ("just plain stupid").

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and noétos (mental); from noeó
Definition
not understanding
NASB Translation
foolish (5), foolish men (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 453: ἀνόητος

ἀνόητος, ἀνόητον (νοητός from νοέω);

1. not understood, unintelligible;

2. generally active, not understanding, unwise, foolish: Romans 1:14 (opposed to σοφοί); Luke 24:25; Galatians 3:1, 3; Titus 3:3. ἐπιθυμίαι ἀνόητοι, 1 Timothy 6:9. (Proverbs 17:28; Psalm 48:13 (); and often in Attic writings; (cf. Trench, § lxxv.; Ellicott on Galatians 3:1; Schmidt, chapter 147 § 20).)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the negative particle ἀ- (a-, "not") and νοέω (noeō, "to think" or "to understand").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek term ἀνόητος does not have a direct one-to-one equivalent in Hebrew, but similar concepts can be found in Hebrew words such as אֱוִיל (eviyl, Strong's H191), meaning "foolish" or "fool," and כְּסִיל (kesil, Strong's H3684), which also denotes foolishness or lack of wisdom. These terms are used in the Old Testament to describe individuals who act without understanding or disregard God's wisdom.

Usage: The word ἀνόητος is used in the New Testament to describe individuals who are lacking in wisdom or discernment. It often carries a moral or spiritual connotation, indicating a deficiency in understanding God's will or truth.

Context: The term ἀνόητος appears several times in the New Testament, primarily in the writings of the Apostle Paul. It is used to describe a state of mind that is devoid of spiritual insight or wisdom. In Galatians 3:1, Paul addresses the Galatians as "foolish" for being misled from the truth of the Gospel: "O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you?" (BSB). Here, ἀνόητος underscores the Galatians' failure to grasp the significance of faith in Christ as opposed to reliance on the law.

In Romans 1:21, the term is used to describe those who, despite knowing God, failed to honor Him, resulting in futile thinking: "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" (BSB). This passage highlights the moral and spiritual implications of being ἀνόητος, as it leads to a darkened understanding and separation from God.

Additionally, in Luke 24:25, Jesus uses the term to rebuke the disciples on the road to Emmaus for their slowness to believe the prophets: "O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!" (BSB). This usage emphasizes the importance of faith and understanding in recognizing God's revelation.

The concept of ἀνόητος in the New Testament often serves as a warning against spiritual complacency and encourages believers to seek wisdom and understanding through faith and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Forms and Transliterations

ανοητοι ανόητοι ανόητοί ἀνόητοι ἀνόητοί ανοητοις ανοήτοις ἀνοήτοις ανόητος ανοήτου ανοητους ανοήτους ἀνοήτους ανοήτω anoetoi anoētoi anóetoi anóetoí anóētoi anóētoí anoetois anoētois anoḗtois anoetous anoētous anoḗtous

Englishman's Concordance

Luke 24:25 Adj-VMP
GRK: αὐτούς Ὦ ἀνόητοι καὶ βραδεῖς
NAS: to them, O foolish men and slow
KJV: them, O fools, and slow
INT: them O foolish and slow

Romans 1:14 Adj-DMP
GRK: τε καὶ ἀνοήτοις ὀφειλέτης εἰμί
NAS: both to the wise and to the foolish.
KJV: to the wise, and to the unwise.
INT: both and foolish a debtor I am

Galatians 3:1 Adj-VMP
GRK: Ὦ ἀνόητοι Γαλάται τίς
NAS: You foolish Galatians, who
KJV: O foolish Galatians, who
INT: O foolish Galatians who

Galatians 3:3 Adj-NMP
GRK: οὕτως ἀνόητοί ἐστε ἐναρξάμενοι
NAS: Are you so foolish? Having begun
KJV: so foolish? having begun
INT: So foolish are you Having begun

1 Timothy 6:9 Adj-AFP
GRK: ἐπιθυμίας πολλὰς ἀνοήτους καὶ βλαβεράς
NAS: and many foolish and harmful
KJV: and [into] many foolish and hurtful
INT: desires many unwise and hurtful

Titus 3:3 Adj-NMP
GRK: καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀνόητοι ἀπειθεῖς πλανώμενοι
NAS: once were foolish ourselves,
KJV: sometimes foolish, disobedient,
INT: also we foolish disobedient led astray

Strong's Greek 453
6 Occurrences

ἀνόητοι — 4 Occ.
ἀνοήτοις — 1 Occ.
ἀνοήτους — 1 Occ.