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Lexicon :: Strong's G3471 - mōrainō

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μωραίνω
Transliteration
mōrainō (Key)
Pronunciation
mo-rah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:832,620

Strong’s Definitions

μωραίνω mōraínō, mo-rah'-ee-no; from G3474; to become insipid; figuratively, to make (passively, act) as a simpleton:—become fool, make foolish, lose savour.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G3471 in the following manner: lose savour (2x), become a fool (1x), make foolish (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G3471 in the following manner: lose savour (2x), become a fool (1x), make foolish (1x).

  1. to be foolish, to act foolishly

    1. to make foolish

      1. to prove a person or a thing foolish

    2. to make flat and tasteless

      1. of salt that has lost its strength and flavour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μωραίνω mōraínō, mo-rah'-ee-no; from G3474; to become insipid; figuratively, to make (passively, act) as a simpleton:—become fool, make foolish, lose savour.
STRONGS G3471:
μωραίνω: 1 aorist ἐμωρανα; 1 aorist passive ἐμωράνθην; (μωρός);
1. in classical Greek to be foolish, to act foolishly.
2. in Biblical Greek
a. to make foolish: passive Romans 1:22 (Isaiah 19:11; Jeremiah 10:14; 2 Samuel 24:10); equivalent to to prove a person or thing to be foolish: τήν σοφίαν τοῦ κόσμου, 1 Corinthians 1:20 (τήν βουλήν αὐτῶν, Isaiah 44:25).
b. to make flat and tasteless: passive of salt that has lost its strength and flavor, Matthew 5:13; Luke 14:34.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
24:10
Isaiah
19:11; 44:25
Jeremiah
10:14
Matthew
5:13
Luke
14:34
Romans
1:22
1 Corinthians
1:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3471 matches the Greek μωραίνω (mōrainō),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:10 - And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11 - Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:14 - Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:17 - Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
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