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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.))
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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 BoxMat 5:22 - ego autem dico vobis quia omnis qui irascitur fratri suo reus erit iudicio qui autem dixerit fratri suo racha reus erit concilio qui autem dixerit fatue reus erit gehennae ignis

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:26 - et omnis qui audit verba mea haec et non facit ea similis erit viro stulto qui aedificavit domum suam supra harenam

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:17 - stulti et caeci quid enim maius est aurum an templum quod sanctificat aurum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:19 - caeci quid enim maius est donum an altare quod sanctificat donum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:2 - quinque autem ex eis erant fatuae et quinque prudentes

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:3 - sed quinque fatuae acceptis lampadibus non sumpserunt oleum secum

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:8 - fatuae autem sapientibus dixerunt date nobis de oleo vestro quia lampades nostrae extinguntur

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:25 - quia quod stultum est Dei sapientius est hominibus et quod infirmum est Dei fortius est hominibus

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:27 - sed quae stulta sunt mundi elegit Deus ut confundat sapientes et infirma mundi elegit Deus ut confundat fortia

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:18 - nemo se seducat si quis videtur inter vos sapiens esse in hoc saeculo stultus fiat ut sit sapiens

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 4:10 - nos stulti propter Christum vos autem prudentes in Christo nos infirmi vos autem fortes vos nobiles nos autem ignobiles

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:23 - stultas autem et sine disciplina quaestiones devita sciens quia generant lites

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Unchecked Copy BoxTit 3:9 - stultas autem quaestiones et genealogias et contentiones et pugnas legis devita sunt enim inutiles et vanae
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