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Thou foolish one (aphrōn). Fool, for lack of sense (a privative and phrēn, sense) as in Luk 11:40; 2Co 11:19. Old word, used by Socrates in Xenophon. Nominative form as vocative.
Is thy soul required of thee (tēn psuchēn sou aitousin apo sou). Plural active present, not passive: “They are demanding thy soul from thee.” The impersonal plural (aitousin) is common enough (Luk 6:38; Luk 12:11; Luk 16:9; Luk 23:31). The rabbis used “they” to avoid saying “God.”