folly
From LSJ
ἐν μὲν γὰρ εἰρήνῃ καὶ ἀγαθοῖς πράγμασιν αἵ τε πόλεις καὶ οἱ ἰδιῶται ἀμείνους τὰς γνώμας ἔχουσι διὰ τὸ μὴ ἐς ἀκουσίους ἀνάγκας πίπτειν → in peace and prosperity states and individuals have better sentiments, because they do not find themselves suddenly confronted with imperious necessities
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
substantive
P. and V. μωρία, ἡ, ἄνοια, ἡ, ἀμαθία, ἡ, ἀφροσύνη, ἡ, ἀβουλία, ἡ, ἀσυνεσία, ἡ (Eur., Fragment), P. ἠλιθιότης, ἡ, ἀβελτερία, ἡ, εὐήθεια, ἡ, V. εὐηθία, ἡ, Ar. and V. δυσβουλία, ἡ. join with the foolish in folly: V. συνασοφεῖν τοῖς μὴ σοφοῖς (Eur., Phoenissae 394).
