Be foolish
μωραίνωStrong’s G3471mōrainō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mōrainō is the Greek word usually translated “shall become tasteless”, “became fools” and “has made foolish”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
Meaning
Usually translated “shall become tasteless”, “became fools” and “has made foolish”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- shall become tasteless 2
- they became fools 1
- has made foolish 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 14:34Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
- Romans 1:22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
- 1 Corinthians 1:20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Greek dictionary
μωραίνω mōrainō · be foolish
μωραίνω (μωρός), [in LXX: Isa.19:11, Jer.10:14 51:17 (בָּעַר ni.), 2Ki.24:10, Isa.44:25 R (שָׂכַל ni., pi.)* ;] 1. cl., to be foolish, play the fool. 2. LXX and NT, causal, to make foolish: 1Co.1:20; pass., to become foolish: Rom.1:22; of salt that has lost its flavour, become tasteless: Mat.5:13, Luk.14:34.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.