The Greek word “asophos”

Found just once in the New Testament (Eph. 5:15), the Greek adjective “asophos” meant “foolish” or “fools.”  Paul told Christians at Ephesus to avoid walking in a “foolish” way.  Part of walking wisely is making full use of our opportunities (Eph. 5:16).

If we were to remove the “a” from this adjective, we would have “sophos” (a Greek word meaning “wise” or “clever”).  A similar thing occurs in English when we remove the “a” from “atheist” (the removal of the “a” changes the term to “theist,” a person who DOES believe in God).