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Lexicon :: Strong's G3474 - mōros

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μωρός
Transliteration
mōros (Key)
Pronunciation
mo-ros'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the base of μυστήριον (G3466)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:832,620

Strong’s Definitions

μωρός mōrós, mo-ros'; probably from the base of G3466; dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd:—fool(-ish, X -ishness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G3474 in the following manner: foolish (7x), fool (5x), foolishness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G3474 in the following manner: foolish (7x), fool (5x), foolishness (1x).

  1. foolish

  2. impious, godless

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μωρός mōrós, mo-ros'; probably from the base of G3466; dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd:—fool(-ish, X -ishness).
STRONGS G3474:
μωρός, μωρά, μωρόν (on the accent cf. Winers Grammar, 52 (51); Chandler §§ 404, 405), foolish: with τυφλός, Matthew 23:17, 19 (here T Tr WH text omit; L brackets μωροί); τό μωρόν τοῦ Θεοῦ, an act or appointment of God deemed foolish by men, 1 Corinthians 1:25; equivalent to without learning or erudition, 1 Corinthians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 4:10; imprudent, without forethought or wisdom, Matthew 7:26; Matthew 23:17, 19 (see above); Matthew 25:2f, 8; equivalent to empty, useless, ζητήσεις, 2 Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9; in imitation of the Hebrew נָבָל (cf. Psalm 13:1 (Ps. 14:1); Job 2:10) equivalent to impious, godless (because such a man neglects and despises what relates to salvation), Matthew 5:22; (some take the word here as a Hebrew term (מורֶה, rebel) expressive of condemnation; cf. Numbers 20:10; Psalm 78:8; but see the Syriac; Field, Otium Norv. pars iii. at the passage; Levy, Neuhebräisch. u. Chald. Wörterbuch under the word מורום). (the Sept. for נָבָל, Deuteronomy 32:6; Isaiah 32:5f; for כְּסִיל, Psalm 93:8 (Ps. 94:8). (Aeschylus, Sophocles, others.))
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
20:10
Deuteronomy
32:6
Job
2:10
Psalms
13:1; 14:1; 78:8; 94:8
Isaiah
32:5
Matthew
5:22; 7:26; 23:17; 23:17; 23:19; 23:19; 25:2; 25:8
1 Corinthians
1:25; 1:27; 3:18; 4:10
2 Timothy
2:23
Titus
3:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3474 matches the Greek μωρός (mōros),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:22 - But I say, if you are even angry with someone,[fn] you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot,[fn] you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone,[fn] you are in danger of the fires of hell.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:26 - But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17 - Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:19 - How blind! For which is more important—the gift on the altar or the altar that makes the gift sacred?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:2 - Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:3 - The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:8 - Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:25 - This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:27 - Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:18 - Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 4:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:10 - Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:23 - Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:9 - Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees[fn] or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These things are useless and a waste of time.
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