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Lexicon :: Strong's G3472 - mōria

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μωρία
Transliteration
mōria (Key)
Pronunciation
mo-ree'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
5x in 3 unique form(s) TR
5x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:832,620

Strong’s Definitions

μωρία mōría, mo-ree'-ah; from G3474; silliness, i.e. absurdity:—foolishness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G3472 in the following manner: foolishness (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G3472 in the following manner: foolishness (5x).

  1. foolishness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μωρία mōría, mo-ree'-ah; from G3474; silliness, i.e. absurdity:—foolishness.
STRONGS G3472:
μωρία, μωρίας, ἡ (μωρός), first in Herodotus 1, 146 (Sophocles, others). foolishness: 1 Corinthians 1:18, 21, 23; 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 3:19 (Sir. 20:31).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Corinthians
1:18; 1:21; 1:23; 2:14; 3:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3472 matches the Greek μωρία (mōria),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:18

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For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is the power of God to us who are being saved.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:21

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For since, in God’s wisdom, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of what is preached.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:23

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but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.[fn]

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But the person without the Spirit[fn] does not receive what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated[fn] spiritually.

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For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, since it is written, He catches the wise in their craftiness;

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