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GreekG3472Noun (Feminine)

μωρία

mōria

5Occurrences
G3472Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

silliness, i.e. absurdity

from G3474 (μωρός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
foolishness.
LXX: *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

μωρία appears 5 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Corinthians
5

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:18BSB

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:21BSB

For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 1:23BSB

but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

1 Corinthians 2:14BSB

The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

1 Corinthians 3:19BSB

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

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