Anoetos describes persons or desires marked by foolishness, especially in rebuke or contrast with the wise.

The term marks people as foolish in direct rebuke, in a contrast with the wise, and in a description of former conduct; it also characterizes desires that accompany ruin and destruction.

1. Foolish persons or desires · dominant

   In Galatians 3:1 and Galatians 3:3, the plural forms address or describe the Galatians amid questions about being bewitched and turning from the Spirit to the flesh; the APB renders both clauses with “foolish.” In Luke 24:25, the vocative plural addresses people who are “slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke,” while Romans 1:14 places the dative plural in contrast with “the wise.” Titus 3:3 includes the nominative plural in a list of former traits, and 1 Timothy 6:9 applies the accusative feminine plural to desires associated with ruin and destruction.

   Galatians 3:1Galatians 3:3Luke 24:25Romans 1:14Titus 3:31 Timothy 6:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all six verses, the APB uses “foolish” or “foolish ones.” This consistent wording confirms the verse-level presentation without isolating every grammatical contribution of the adjective.