pr. dull; foolish, Mt. 7:26; 23:17; 25:2f., 8; 1 Cor. 1:25, 27; 3:18; 4:10; 2 Tim. 2:23; Tit. 3:9; from the Hebrew, a fool in senseless wickedness, Mt. 5:22*

foolish talk, Eph. 5:4*

foolishness, 1 Cor. 1:18, 21, 23; 2:14; 3:19*

to be foolish, to play the fool;, in NT trans. to make foolish, convict of folly, 1 Cor. 1:20; pass. to be convicted of folly, to incur the character of folly, Rom. 1:22; to be rendered insipid, Mt.

blame, ridicule; a disgrace, to society, a stain, 2 Pet. 2:13*

to find fault with, censure, blame, 2 Cor. 8:20; passively, 2 Cor. 6:3*

the mark of a blow; a stripe, a wound, 1 Pet. 2:24*

pr. to close the eyes, contract the eyelids, wink; to be nearsighted, partially blinded, slow to understand, 2 Pet. 1:9*