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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

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:18 - The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:21 - Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:23 - So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:14 - But people who aren’t spiritual[fn] can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:19 - For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say,
“He traps the wise
in the snare of their own cleverness.”[fn]
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