Mōros μωρός

Mōros (Greek μωρός, Strong's G3474) is a Greek adjective meaning “foolish”. It occurs 13 times in 13 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Foolishness

Verses

Every verse with Mōros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 5:22
  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.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 7:26
  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: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.
• Matthew 23:17
  Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
• Matthew 23:19
  Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
• Matthew 25:2
  And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
• Matthew 25:3
  They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
• Matthew 25:8
  And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 1:25
  Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
• 1 Corinthians 1:27
  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;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.
• 1 Corinthians 3:18
  Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.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.
• 1 Corinthians 4:10
  We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.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.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 2:23
  But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.

Titus

• Titus 3:9
  But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).