Bible Dictionary: Stupid

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons.

2. (a.) Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without skill or genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things.

Greek

3474. moros -- dull, stupid, foolish
... dull, stupid, foolish. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: moros Phonetic
Spelling: (mo-ros') Short Definition: stupid, foolish Definition: (a) adj ...
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4456. poroo -- to petrify, ie to harden
... harden, blind. Apparently from poros (a kind of stone); to petrify, ie (figuratively)
to indurate (render stupid or callous) -- blind, harden. ...
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878. aphron -- without reason, foolish
... From a (as a negative particle) and phren; properly, mindless, ie Stupid, (by
implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally ...
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521. apaideutos -- uninstructed
... unlearned. From a (as a negative particle) and a derivative of paideuo; uninstructed,
ie (figuratively) stupid -- unlearned. see GREEK a. see GREEK paideuo. ...
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3975. pachuno -- to thicken, to fatten, fig. to make dull
... fatten Definition: I fatten, thicken; pass. fig: I become stupid, dull,
unfeeling. 3975 (from , "thick") -- properly, (with excessive ...
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3576. nothros -- sluggish, slothful
... dull, slothful. From a derivative of nothos; sluggish, ie (literally) lazy,
or (figuratively) stupid -- dull, slothful. see GREEK nothos. ...
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453. anoetos -- not understanding
... non-thinking, ie not "reasoning through" a matter (with proper logic); unmindful,
which describes acting in a "mindless, dense" way ("just plain stupid"). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

3684. kesil -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool
... 3683, 3684. kesil. 3685 . stupid fellow, dullard, fool. Transliteration:
kesil Phonetic Spelling: (kes-eel') Short Definition: fool. ...
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2933. tamah -- to be stopped up, stupid
... 2932b, 2933. tamah. 2934 . to be stopped up, stupid. Transliteration: tamah
Phonetic Spelling: (taw-maw') Short Definition: stupid. Word Origin a prim. ...
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3688. kasal -- to be or become stupid
... 3687, 3688. kasal. 3689 . to be or become stupid. Transliteration: kasal Phonetic
Spelling: (kaw-sal') Short Definition: foolish. Word Origin a prim. ...
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1197b. baar -- to be brutish
... 1197a, 1197b. baar. 1198 . to be brutish. Transliteration: baar Short
Definition: stupid. Word Origin denominative verb from beir ...
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1198. baar -- brutishness
... Definition: senseless. Word Origin from baar Definition brutishness NASB Word
Usage senseless (3), stupid (2). brutish person, foolish. From ...
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2954. taphash -- to be gross
... be fat. A primitive root; properly, apparently to be thick; figuratively, to be
stupid -- be fat. 2953, 2954. taphash. 2955 . Strong's Numbers.
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5036. nabal -- foolish, senseless
... foolish, vile person. From nabel; stupid; wicked (especially impious) -- fool(-ish,
-ish man, -ish woman), vile person. see HEBREW nabel. 5035b, 5036. ...
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5530. sakal -- a fool
... Word Origin from sakal Definition a fool NASB Word Usage fool (5), foolish (1),
stupid (1). foolish, sottish. From cakal; silly -- fool(-ish), sottish. ...
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3515. kabed -- heavy
... From kabad; heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe,
difficult, stupid) -- (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier ...
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Library

Introduction
... Either, first, Because being extremely ignorant Atheism arises from stupid
ignorance. and stupid, they have never duly considered ...
/.../clarke/a discourse concerning the being and attributes of god/introduction.htm

Letter cxviii. (AD 410. )
... it before me in these words: "You know the ways of men, how prone they are to censure,
and how any one will be regarded as illiterate and stupid who, when ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter cxviii a d 410.htm

Diamond Said Nothing to his Mother About his Adventures. ...
... You stupid Diamond! ... "I am very stupid," he said; "but I never saw you so small
before, not even when you were nursing the primrose.". ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 5 diamond said nothing.htm

When Diamond Went Home to Breakfast, He Found his Father and ...
... They're apt to get stupid with tumbling over each other's heads. ... "Now,
I do think you must be stupid, my, dear" said North Wind. ...
/.../macdonald/at the back of the north wind/chapter 9 when diamond went.htm

The Labours of John Cennick, 1739-1755.
... For this he was regarded as a prig, and a young fellow in the company remarked,
"There is just such a stupid religious fellow at Oxford, one Kinchin." Forthwith ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter xi the labours of.htm

The Lord Coming to his Temple
... It makes each writer, each thinker"or rather dreamer"however shallow his heart and
stupid his brain"and all our hearts are but too shallow, and all our ...
/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon iv the lord coming.htm

Concerning the Figments of the Physical Theologists, who Neither ...
... But if any one insist that he worships the one true God,"that is, the Creator of
every soul and of every body,"with stupid and monstrous idols, with human ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 27 concerning the figments of.htm

The Holy Spirit Bearing Witness to Jesus Christ.
... Sometimes we almost wonder if the inquirer is stupid that he cannot see it.
No, he is not stupid, except with that spiritual blindness ...
/.../torrey/the person and work of the holy spirit/chapter viii the holy spirit.htm

When a Revival is to be Expected.
... Religion. 7. When sinners are careless and stupid, and sinking into hell
unconcerned, it is time the church should bestir themselves. It ...
/.../finney/lectures on revivals of religion/lecture ii when a revival.htm

De Profundis.
... His patience with any poor soul of man; who sets Himself against none but the insolent,
the proud, the malicious, the mean, the wilfully stupid and ignorant ...
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Thesaurus

Stupid (20 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Stupid (20 Occurrences). ... (See RSV). Job 18:3 Wherefore
are we counted as beasts, and reputed stupid in your sight? (DBY NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Dull (16 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Slow of understanding; wanting readiness
of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish. ... 12. (vi) To become dull or stupid. ...
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Brutish (12 Occurrences)
... (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel, gross, and stupid
nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent. ... These are stupid, unteachable. ...
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Fat (150 Occurrences)
... 18:17. Comp. Exodus 29:13-22; Leviticus 3:3-5). It is used figuratively
for a dull, stupid state of mind (Psalm 17:10). In Joel ...
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Brute (4 Occurrences)
... broot, brootish (ba`ar, "stupid"; alogos, "without speech," hence, irrational,
unreasonable (Acts 25:27 2 Peter 2:12 Jude 1:10 the King James Version)): The ...
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Stupidity (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The quality or state of being stupid; extreme
dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness. ...
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Folly (68 Occurrences)
... angry, quarrel and cause strife (Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 14:17 'iwweleth; 29:9);
unrestrained in his anger (Job 5:2 Proverbs 17:12); silly, stupid even with ...
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Fool (95 Occurrences)
... angry, quarrel and cause strife (Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 14:17 'iwweleth; 29:9);
unrestrained in his anger (Job 5:2 Proverbs 17:12); silly, stupid even with ...
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Wisest (2 Occurrences)
... NIV). Isaiah 19:11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel
of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How ...
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Insensate (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Lacking sensibility; destitute of understanding;
stupid; foolish; as, an insensate decision. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Bible Concordance

Stupid (20 Occurrences)

2 Timothy 2:23 But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
(See RSV NIV)

Titus 3:9 but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
(See RSV)

Job 11:12 An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey's colt.
(See RSV)

Job 18:3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed stupid in your sight?
(DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 49:10 For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
(See NAS RSV)

Psalms 73:22 I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
(See RSV)

Psalms 92:6 A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this:
(See NAS RSV)

Psalms 94:8 Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?
(See NAS)

Proverbs 9:13 The foolish woman is clamorous; she is stupid, and knoweth nothing.
(DBY)

Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 17:21 He who has an unwise son gets sorrow for himself, and the father of a foolish son has no joy.
(See RSV)

Proverbs 30:2 Truly I am more stupid than any one; and I have not a man's intelligence.
(DBY NAS RSV)

Ecclesiastes 10:3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 19:11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, "I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?"
(WEB NAS RSV)

Isaiah 29:9 Tarry ye and wonder; take your pleasure and be blind: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
(See JPS)

Jeremiah 4:22 For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.
(See NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 10:8 But they are together brutish and foolish: the instruction of idols! it is but a stock.
(See NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 10:14 Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his engraved image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
(See NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 10:21 For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of Yahweh: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.
(See NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 51:17 Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
(See NAS RSV)

Subtopics

Stupid

Related Terms

Dull (16 Occurrences)

Brutish (12 Occurrences)

Fat (150 Occurrences)

Brute (4 Occurrences)

Stupidity (1 Occurrence)

Folly (68 Occurrences)

Fool (95 Occurrences)

Wisest (2 Occurrences)

Insensate (1 Occurrence)