Greek adjective · G3474
μωρός
morosmo-ros'
prop., of the nerves, dull, sluggish (Hipp., Arist.).; Of the mind, dull, stupid, foolish
12 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: mōrós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3474is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3474
dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd
The King James renders it: fool(-ish, X -ishness).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
moros is rendered "prop., of the nerves, dull, sluggish (Hipp., Arist.).; Of the mind, dull, stupid, foolish". It stands 12 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Six of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "prop., of the nerves, dull, sluggish (Hipp., Arist.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
Matthew 5:22μωρέ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Six of the word's twelve uses are in Matthew.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: prop., of the nerves, dull, sluggish (Hipp., Arist.)., and Of the mind, dull, stupid, foolish.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| prop., of the nerves, dull, sluggish (Hipp., Arist.). | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again… |
| Of the mind, dull, stupid, foolishMat.5:22 (see Field, Notes, 3 ff.) Mat.7:26 23:17, 19 (T, WH, txt., R, om.) Mat.25:2-3, 8, 1Co.3:18 4:10; of things, παράδοσις, Mrk.7:13... | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| μωρολογία | morologia | foolish talk | Uses1 |
All 12, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- μωραὶ3
- μωρὰς2
- μωροὶ2
- μωρὰ1
- μωρέ1
- μωρὸν1
- μωρὸς1
- μωρῷ1
The grammar of each form
- adjective · nominative (subject) · feminine plural3A-NPF
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine plural2A-APF
- adjective · accusative (object) · neuter plural1A-APN
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1A-DSM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1A-NPM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1A-NSM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1A-NSN
- adjective · vocative (address) · masculine plural1A-VPM
- adjective · vocative (address) · masculine singular1A-VSM
Matthew
six uses
But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
- μωρέmoreadjective · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: Fool
But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
- μωρῷmoroadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: foolish
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
- μωροὶmoroiadjective · vocative (address) · masculine pluraltagged: Foolish
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- μωραὶmoraiadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: foolish
The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
- μωραὶmoraiadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: foolish
The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
- μωραὶmoraiadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: the foolish
1 Corinthians
four uses
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
- μωρὸνmoronadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: foolishness
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
- μωρὰmoraadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: foolish things
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
- μωρὸςmorosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: foolish
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
- μωροὶmoroiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: fools
2 Timothy
one use
But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.
- μωρὰςmorasadjective · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: foolish
Titus
one use
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.
- μωρὰςmorasadjective · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: Foolish
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.