adjective

mōros

Greekμωρός (mōros)

Strong’sG3474

stupid, foolish

stem mōr-12 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books9 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

foolish7×fool2×fools2×foolishness1×

What it means

μωρός, -ά, -όν,

[in LXX for נָבָל, etc.; freq. in Si.;]

1. prop., of the nerves, dull, sluggish (Hipp., Arist.).

2. Of the mind, dull, stupid, foolish: Mt 5:22 (v. Field, Notes, 3 ff.) 7:26 23:17, 19 (T, WH, txt., R, om.) Mt 25:2, >3, 8, I Co 3:18 4:10; of things, παράδοσις, Mk 7:13 (T, WH, txt., R, om.): ζητήσεις, II Ti 2:23, Tit 3:9; τὸ μ. τ. θεοῦ, I Co 1:25; τὰ μ. τ. κόσμου, I Co 1:27.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3474 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmo-ros'

dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd

Fromprobably from the base of G3466;

King Jamesfool(-ish, X -ishness).

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	mōros1×μωρὸς	mōras	mōrem1×μωρὸν	mōrois1×μωροὶ	mōrais3×μωραὶ	mōreim1×μωρὰ
object accusative	mōron	mōran		mōroin	mōrain2×μωρὰς
direct address vocative	mōror1×Μωρέ	mōrar		mōroir1×μωροὶ	mōrair
of, belonging to genitive	mōrou	mōrau	mōreu	mōroiu	mōraiu	mōreiu
to, for dative	mōro1×μωρῷ	mōra	mōre	mōroi	mōrai	mōrei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

mōrstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

mōr is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

12 occurrences, every one of them listed

mōros“fool”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Corinthians 3:18“fool”Mēdenos heauton exapatatōr; ei tinos dokatō sofos arō en vi en to aiōno houto, mōros ginetar, hina gineteia sofos,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.

mōror“fool”direct addressvocative singular1×

Matthew 5:22“fool”mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos orgizerōtos to adelfo autou enochos eti ta krisia; hos de an legateia to adelfo autou; Raka, enochos eti te sunedrie; hos de an legateia; Mōror, enochos eti eis tan geennan teu pureu.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.

mōro“foolish”to, fordative singular1×

Matthew 7:26“foolish”kai pantos tos akouarōtos mu toin logoin houtoin kai mē poiarōtos autoin homoiiti anēro mōro, hotinos oikodomata autou tan oikian epi tan amman.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.

mōrem“foolishness”subject or objectdirect singular1×

1 Corinthians 1:25“foolishness”hoti tem mōrem tou theou sofoterem toiu anthrōpoiu atō, kai tem asthenem tou theou ischuroterem toiu anthrōpoiu.For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

mōrois“fools”subjectnominative plural1×

1 Corinthians 4:10“fools”nis mōrois dia Christon, vis de fronimois en Christo; nis asthenois, vis de ischurois; vis endoxois, nis de atimois.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.

mōroir“fools”direct addressvocative plural1×

Matthew 23:17“fools”mōroir kai tufloir, tinos gar megoteros atō, tos chrusos ē tos naos tos hagiazaratos ton chruson?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

mōrais“foolish”subjectnominative plural3×

Matthew 25:2“foolish”pente de ek autaiu ale mōrais kai pente fronimais.Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Matthew 25:3“foolish”tais gar mōrais lambaratais tain lampadain autaiu ouk lambala meta heautaiu elaiem;The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.

Matthew 25:8“foolish”tais de mōrais tai fronimai legala; Dōavar ni ek teu elaieu vu, hoti tais lampadais nu sbennuilō.The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

mōrain“foolish”objectaccusative plural2×

2 Timothy 2:23“foolish”tain de mōrain kai apaideutain zētēsiain paraitesōr, horarētos hoti gennalō machain;But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.

Titus 3:9“foolish”mōrain de zētēsiain kai genealogiain kai erain kai machain nomikain periistanesōr, alō gar anōfelais kai mataiais.But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

mōreim“foolish”subject or objectdirect plural1×

1 Corinthians 1:27“foolish”alla teim mōreim tou kosmou eklegeta tos theos, hina kataischunateiō toin sofoin, kai teim astheneim tou kosmou eklegeta tos theos, hina kataischunateiō teim ischureim,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.