H6612 — פְּתִי (pᵉthîy)

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Strong's H6612 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: פְּתִי (pᵉthîy)

Pronunciation: peth-ee'

Morphology: a

Part of Speech: n f, adj

Derivation: or פֶּתִי (pethîy); or פְּתָאִי (pᵉthâʼîy); from פָּתָה (pâthâh) [H6601];

Definition: silly (i.e. seducible)

KJV Renderings: foolish, simple(-icity, one).

Senses

  1. simplicity, naivete
  2. simple, foolish, open-minded

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G172 ἄκακος ákakos from G1 (as a negative particle) and G2556 not bad, i.e. (objectively) innocent or (subjectively) unsuspecting harmless, simple
G877 ἀφροσύνη aphrosýnē from G878 senselessness, i.e. (euphemistically) egotism; (morally) recklessness folly, foolishly(-ness)
G878 ἄφρων áphrōn from G1 (as a negative particle) and G5424 properly, mindless, i.e. stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving fool(-ish), unwise
G1343 δικαιοσύνη dikaiosýnē from G1342 equity (of character or act); specially (Christian) justification righteousness
G3516 νήπιος nḗpios from an obsolete particle νή- (nḗ-) (implying negation) and G2031 not speaking, i.e. an infant (minor); figuratively, a simple-minded person, an immature Christian babe, child (+ -ish)
H6601 פָּתָה pâthâh a primitive root to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one)

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.