UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ἄφρων

MainId: 000876000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0878

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000876001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: adjc.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἄφρων

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: ['-ον', '-ονος']

   Constructs: {'Lemma': 'ἄφρων', 'BaseFormIndex': 1, 'WordMeaningSets': [{'Word': 'ἀ-', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'φρονέω', 'Meanings': []}]}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000876001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 32.52

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Understand

      LEXSubDomains: Lack of Capacity for Understanding

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-18 15:36:29

         DefinitionShort: pertaining to not employing one’s understanding, particularly in practical matters

         Glosses: ['foolish', 'senseless', 'unwise']

         Comments: It is possible that ἄφρων in {S:04500202000004} (παιδευτὴν ἀφρόνων ‘instructor of the foolish’) refers to people who are simply uninstructed or ignorant, since ἀφρόνων could be parallel with νηπίων, occurring in the same verse. On the other hand, there appears to be a contrast in the meanings of ἀφρόνων and νηπίων because of the distinctiveness in meanings of παιδευτήν and διδάσκαλον. Therefore, ἄφρων in {S:04500202000004} is better understood as referring to those who act foolishly because they do not use their potential for understanding.

      LEXReferences: LUKE 11:40, LUKE 12:20, ROM 2:20, 1 COR 15:36, 2 COR 11:16, 2 COR 11:16, 2 COR 11:19, 2 COR 12:6, 2 COR 12:11, EPH 5:17, 1 PET 2:15