FOLLY
According to Mr. Locke, consists in the drawing of false conclusions from just principles, by which it is distinguished from madness, which draws just conclusions from false principles. But this seems too confined a definition. Folly, in its most general acceptation, denotes a weakness of intellect or apprehension, or some partial absurdity in sentiment or conduct.
See EVIL, SIN.
Fuente: Theological Dictionary
Folly
SEE FOOL.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Folly
foli. See FOOL.
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Folly
lit. signifies “without understanding” (a, negative, nous, “mind”); hence, “folly,” or, rather, “senselessness,” 2Ti 3:9; in Luk 6:11 it denotes violent or mad rage, “madness.” See MADNESS. Cp. anoetos, “foolish.”
Note: For aphrosune, rendered “folly” in 2Co 11:1, AV, see FOOLISHNESS (RV).