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Strong's #3474 - μωρός
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μωρός, ά, όν,
Att. μῶρος Hdn.Gr. 1.192: μῶρος as fem., E. Med. 61, but acc. μῶραν Herod. 5.17 (s. v.l.): —
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1. dull, sluggish, of the nerves, Hp. Genit. 2; χειμῶνος ἀρχομένου μ. γίνονται οἱ ἐργάται [τῶν σφηκῶν ] Arist. HA 628a6.
2. of persons, dull, stupid, μωροῦ φωτὸς ἅδε βουλά Simon. 57.6, cf. S. Ant. 220, 470, Isoc. 5.94, LXX Si. 18.18, al., Matthew 7:26, etc.: Comp. in prov., μωρότερος Μορύχου Sophr. 74: Sup., X. An. 3.2.22. in a religious sense, λαὸς μ. καὶ ἀκάρδιος LXX Jeremiah 5:21,al.
3. of things, δέδοικα μῶρον πυραύστου μόρον A. Fr. 288; μῶρόν ἐστι τοὐγχείρημά σου S. OT 540; τὸ μ. folly, E. Hipp. 966; τὸ μ. τοῦ θεοῦ σοφώτερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐ? 1 Corinthians 1:25; μῶρα φρονεῖν, φωνεῖν, δρᾶν, S. Aj. 594, OT 433, Ant. 469; μῶρα.. μῶρος λέγει E. Ba. 369, cf. LXX Isaiah 32:6; μ. βουλεύεσθαι Ar. Ec. 474. μ. ἀνάγκη blind necessity, Epicur. Nat. 101 G.
4. of taste, insipid, flat, Com. Adesp. 596, Diocl.Fr. 138, Dsc. 4.19.
II Adv. - ρως X. An. 7.6.21. (Cf. Skt. mûrás 'idiot'.)
μωρός, μωρά, μωρόν (on the accent cf. Winers Grammar, 52 (51); Chandler §§ 404, 405), foolish: with τυφλός, Matthew 23:17, 19 (here T Tr WH text omit; L brackets μωροί); τό μωρόν τοῦ Θεοῦ, an act or appointment of God deemed foolish by men, 1 Corinthians 1:25; equivalent to without learning or erudition, 1 Corinthians 1:27; 1 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 4:10; imprudent, without forethought or wisdom, Matthew 7:26; Matthew 23:17, 19 (see above); Matthew 25:2f, 8; equivalent to empty, useless, ζητήσεις, 2 Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9; in imitation of the Hebrew נָבָל (cf. Psalm 13:1
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μωρός , -ά , -όν ,
[in LXX for H5036, etc.; freq. in Sir.;]
1. prop., of the nerves, dull, sluggish (Hipp., Arist.).
2. Of the mind, dull, stupid, foolish: Matthew 5:22 (v. Field, Notes, 3 ff.) Matthew 7:26; Matthew 23:17; Matthew 23:19 (T, WH, txt., R, om.) Matthew 25:2-3; Matthew 25:8, 1 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 4:10; of things, παράδοσις , Mark 7:13 (T, WH, txt., R, om.) : ζητήσεις , 2 Timothy 2:23, Titus 3:9; τὸ μ . τ . θεοῦ , 1 Corinthians 1:25; τὰ μ . τ . κόσμου , 1 Corinthians 1:27.†
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