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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:13 - Ye G5210 are G2075 the salt G217 of the earth: G1093 but G1161 if G1437 the salt G217 have lost his savour, G3471 wherewith G1722 G5101 shall it be salted? G233 it is thenceforth G2089 good G2480 for G1519 nothing, G3762 but G1508 to be cast G906 out, G1854 and G2532 to be trodden under foot G2662 of G5259 men. G444

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 14:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:34 - Salt G217 is good: G2570 but G1161 if G1437 the salt G217 have lost his savour, G3471 wherewith G1722 G5101 shall it be seasoned? G741

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:22 - Professing themselves G5335 to be G1511 wise, G4680 they became fools, G3471

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:20 - Where G4226 is the wise? G4680 where G4226 is the scribe? G1122 where G4226 is the disputer G4804 of this G5127 world? G165 hath G3471 ➔ not G3780 God G2316 made foolish G3471 the wisdom G4678 of this G5127 world? G2889
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