Word study · Greek
aphrosýnē
foolishness
Say it: af-ro-SOO-nay (approximate)
ἀφροσύνη
What it means
Lack of sense, folly (from a- "without" plus phrēn "mind"). In 11:1, 11:17, and 11:21 Paul asks the Corinthians to put up with a little "foolishness" while he boasts, aware that boasting about oneself is foolish.
Range of meaning
- FoolishnessLack of good sense.
- FollyThoughtless behavior.
In 2 Corinthians
- Chapter 11
"Bear with me in a little foolishness" (11:1, 11:17, 11:21).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G0877 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources