Strong's Lexicon
G3474 — μωρός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3474 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μωρός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | probably from the base of G3466 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 12 |
| Transliteration: | moros |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mo-ros' |
| Meaning: | 1. dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless 2. (morally) blockhead 3. (apparently) absurd |
| KJV Renderings: | fool(-ish, X -ishness) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μωρός, μωρά, μωρόν (on the accent cf. Winers Grammar, 52 (51); Chandler §§ 404, 405), foolish: with τυφλός, Mat 23:17; Mat 23:19 (here T Tr WH text omit; L brackets μωροί); τό μωρόν τοῦ Θεοῦ, an act or appointment of God deemed foolish by men, 1Co 1:25; equivalent to without learning or erudition, 1Co 1:27; 1Co 3:18; 1Co 4:10; imprudent, without forethought or wisdom, Mat 7:26; Mat 23:17; Mat 23:19 (see above); Matthew 25:2f, 8; equivalent to empty, useless, ζητήσεις, 2Ti 2:23; Tit 3:9; in imitation of the Hebrew ðÈáÈì (cf. Psa 13:1 (); Job 2:10) equivalent to impious, godless (because such a man neglects and despises what relates to salvation), Mat 5:22; (some take the word here as a Hebrew term (îåøÆä, rebel) expressive of condemnation; cf. Num 20:10; Psa 68:8; but see the Syriac; Field, Otium Norv. pars iii. at the passage; Levy, Neuhebrהisch. u. Chald. Wצrterbuch under the word îåøåí). (the Sept. for ðÈáÈì, Deu 32:6; Isa 32:5 f; for ëÀÌñÄéì, Psalm 93:8 (). (Aeschylus, Sophocles, others.))
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μωρός (fool(-ish)
Matthew 5:22
- KJV: But I say unto you That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment and whosoever shall say to his brother Raca shall be in danger of the council but whosoever shall say Thou fool shall be in danger of hell fire
- GK: εγώ δε λέγω υμίν ότι πας ο οργιζόμενος τω αδελφώ αυτού εική ένοχος έσται τη κρίσει ος δ΄ αν είπη τω αδελφώ αυτού ρακά ένοχος έσται τω συνεδρίω ος δ΄ αν είπη μωρέ ένοχος έσται εις την γέενναν του πυρός
Matthew 7:26
- KJV: And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man which built his house upon the sand
- GK: και πας ο ακούων μου τους λόγους τούτους και μη ποιών αυτούς ομοιωθήσεται ανδρί μωρώ όστις ωκοδόμησε την οικίαν αυτού επί την άμμον
Matthew 23:17
- KJV: fools and blind for whether is greater the gold or the temple that sanctifieth the gold
- GK: μωροί και τυφλοί τις γαρ μείζων εστίν ο χρυσός η ο ναός ο αγιάζων τον χρυσόν
Matthew 23:19
- KJV: fools and blind for whether greater the gift or the altar that sanctifieth the gift
- GK: μωροί και τυφλοί τι γαρ μείζον τον δώρον η το θυσιαστήριον το αγιάζον το δώρον
Matthew 25:2
- KJV: And five of them were wise and five foolish
- GK: πέντε δε ήσαν εξ αυτών φρόνιμοι και αι πέντε μωραί
Matthew 25:3
- KJV: They that foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them
- GK: αίτινες μωραί λαβούσαι τας λαμπάδας αυτών ουκ έλαβον μεθ΄ εαυτών έλαιον
Matthew 25:8
- KJV: And the foolish said unto the wise Give us of your oil for our lamps are gone out
- GK: αι δε μωραί ταις φρονίμοις είπον δότε ημίν εκ του ελαίου υμών ότι αι λαμπάδες ημών σβέννυνται
1 Corinthians 1:25
- KJV: Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men and the weakness of God is stronger than men
- GK: ότι το μωρόν του θεού σοφώτερον των ανθρώπων εστί και το ασθενές του θεού ισχυρότερον των ανθρώπων εστί
1 Corinthians 1:27
- KJV: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty
- GK: αλλά τα μωρά του κόσμου εξελέξατο ο θεος ίνα τους σοφούς καταισχύνη και τα ασθενή του κόσμου εξελέξατο ο θεος ίνα καταισχύνη τα ισχυρά