King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G454
Transliteration: anoia
Phonetic Spelling: (an'-oy-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: folly, foolishness
Meaning: folly, foolishness
ἄνοια, ἀνοίας, ἡ (ἄνους (i. e. Ανως without understanding)), want of understanding, folly: 2 Timothy 3:9. madness expressing itself in rage, Luke 6:11 (δύο δ' ἀνοίας γένη, τό μέν μανίαν, τό δέ ἀμαθιαν, Plato, Tim., p. 86 b.). ((Theognis, 453); Herodotus 6, 69; Attic writings from Thucydides down.)
Word Summary
anoia: folly, foolishness
Original Word: ἄνοιαTransliteration: anoia
Phonetic Spelling: (an'-oy-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: folly, foolishness
Meaning: folly, foolishness
Strong's Concordance
folly, madness. From a compound of a (as a negative particle) and nous; stupidity; by implication, rage -- folly, madness.
see GREEK a
see GREEK nous
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 454: ἄνοιαἄνοια, ἀνοίας, ἡ (ἄνους (i. e. Ανως without understanding)), want of understanding, folly: 2 Timothy 3:9. madness expressing itself in rage, Luke 6:11 (δύο δ' ἀνοίας γένη, τό μέν μανίαν, τό δέ ἀμαθιαν, Plato, Tim., p. 86 b.). ((Theognis, 453); Herodotus 6, 69; Attic writings from Thucydides down.)