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Lexicon :: Strong's G3472 - mōria

Aa
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 Box1Co 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:18 - For the word of the cross seems foolish to those who are on the way to destruction; but to us who are on the way to salvation it is the power of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:21 - For because, by the purpose of God, the world, with all its wisdom, had not the knowledge of God, it was God's pleasure, by so foolish a thing as preaching, to give salvation to those who had faith in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:23 - But we give the good news of Christ on the cross, a hard thing to the Jews, and a foolish thing to the Gentiles;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 2:14 - For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:19 - For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:
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