Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G454

ἀνοία

anoia · /an'-oy-ah/ — “folly”

Lack of understanding, folly, or senselessness; by extension, madness or rage arising from loss of reason. In the LXX it renders terms for foolishness and reckless passion, and in 2 Maccabees it denotes the furious…

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Lack of understanding, folly, or senselessness; by extension, madness or rage arising from loss of reason. In the LXX it renders terms for foolishness and reckless passion, and in 2 Maccabees it denotes the furious madness of an opponent.

Derivation: from a compound of ἀ- (privative) and νοῦς