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Koine Greek wordlink #124600

SR GNT 2 Cor 11:17 ἀφροσύνῃ (afrosunaʸ) ‘but as in foolishness in this confidence’ Strongs=8770 Lemma=afrosunē
Word role=noun case=dative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=60 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἀφροσύνῃ (N-DFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἀφροσύνῃ’ (N-DFS) is always and only glossed as ‘foolishness’.

2 Cor 11:21 ‘anyone may_be daring in foolishness I am speaking I am daring also_I’ SR GNT 2 Cor 11:21 word 16

OET-LV: 21 Concerning dishonour I _am _saying as that we have _faltered. In but whatever wishfully anyone may _be _daring (in foolishness I _am _speaking), I _am _daring also _I. (CO2_11:21)

OET-RV: 21 I’m talking about dishonour as if we were weak, but (speaking foolishly again), anything that anyone else is brave enough to do, then I will also be brave enough to match. (CO2 11:21)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘afrosunē’ have 2 different glosses: ‘of foolishness’, ‘foolishness’.

Greek words (7) other than ἀφροσύνῃ (N-DFS) with a gloss related to ‘foolishness’

MARK 7:22 ἀφροσύνη (afrosunaʸ) N-NFS ‘evil slander pride foolishness’ SR GNT Mark 7:22 word 15

OET-LV: 22 greediness, wickedness, deceit, wantonness, eyeing evil, slander, pride, foolishness. (MRK_7:22)

OET-RV: 21-22 21-22That’s because evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, lust, slander, pride, and foolishness all come from inside people’s hearts and minds. (MRK 7:22)

1 COR 1:18 μωρία (mōria) N-NFS Lemma=mōria ‘to the ones on_one_hand perishing foolishness it is to the ones on_the_other_hand’ SR GNT 1 Cor 1:18 word 10

OET-LV: 18 The for message which of _the stake, to _the ones on _one _hand perishing foolishness it _is, on _the _other _hand to _the ones being _saved to _us the_power of_god it _is. (CO1_1:18)

OET-RV: 18 Because the account about the execution on a post seems just stupid to non-believers, but on the contrary to us being saved, it’s God’s power, (CO1 1:18)

1 COR 1:21 μωρίας (mōrias) N-GFS Lemma=mōria ‘god through the foolishness of the proclamation to save’ SR GNT 1 Cor 1:21 word 23

OET-LV: 21 For/Because since in the wisdom the of_god, not knew the world by its wisdom the god, took _pleasure the god through the foolishness of _the proclamation to _save the ones believing. (CO1_1:21)

OET-RV: 21 Because since the world, in God’s wisdom, didn’t know about God through their wisdom, God was pleased to save those who believe through the ‘foolish’ message that was preached. (CO1 1:21)

1 COR 1:23 μωρίαν (mōrian) N-AFS Lemma=mōria ‘a offense to pagans on_the_other_hand foolishness’ SR GNT 1 Cor 1:23 word 12

OET-LV: 23 but we are _proclaiming chosen _one /messiah having _been _executed _on _a _stake, to_the_Youdaiōns on _one _hand a_offense, on _the _other _hand to _pagans foolishness, (CO1_1:23)

OET-RV: 23 but we preach about how Messiah was executed—something the Jews can’t logic out, and which the Greeks see as total foolishness. (CO1 1:23)

1 COR 2:14 μωρία (mōria) N-NFS Lemma=mōria ‘of the spirit of god foolishness for to him it is’ SR GNT 1 Cor 2:14 word 11

OET-LV: 14 But the_soulish person, not is _receiving the things of _the spirit of_ the _god, because/for foolishness to _him it _is, and not he _is _able to _know them, because spiritually it _is _being _examined. (CO1_2:14)

OET-RV: 14 Secular people don’t accept things about God’s spirit because they seem foolish to them, and they can’t understand them because it requires spiritual awareness, (CO1 2:14)

1 COR 3:19 μωρία (mōria) N-NFS Lemma=mōria ‘wisdom of world this foolishness with god is’ SR GNT 1 Cor 3:19 word 7

OET-LV: 19 For/Because the wisdom of_ the _world this, foolishness with the god is. For/Because it _has _been _written: The one catching the wise in the craftiness of _them he _is. (CO1_3:19)

OET-RV: 19 because this world’s wisdom is foolishness with God, because as it’s written: ‘He catches out the wise in their craftiness.’ (CO1 3:19)

2 COR 11:1 ἀφροσύνης (afrosunaʸs) N-GFS ‘of me little some of foolishness but even are tolerating’ SR GNT 2 Cor 11:1 word 8

OET-LV: 11 I _wish you _all _were _tolerating of _me little some of _foolishness, but even are _tolerating of _me. (CO2_11:1)

OET-RV: 11 I wish you all could tolerate a bit of foolishness from me, but yes, you do tolerate me, (CO2 11:1)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular DFS=dative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular