Word study · Greek

ánoia

folly

Say it: AN-oy-ah (approximate)

ἄνοια

What it means

Folly, senselessness, madness (a- "not" plus nous "mind"). In 3:9, "their folly will be evident." In Luke 6:11, the scribes and Pharisees "were filled with rage."

Range of meaning

  • FollyLack of sense.
  • MadnessMindless fury.

In 2 Timothy

  • Chapter 3

    "Their folly will be evident to all" (3:9).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0454 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources