Foolishness
μωρίαStrong’s G3472mōria
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mōria is the Greek word usually translated “foolishness”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “foolishness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- foolishness 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 5
1 book in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 1:21For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
- 1 Corinthians 1:23But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
- 1 Corinthians 2:14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
Greek dictionary
μωρία mōria · foolishness
μωρία, -ας, ἡ (μωρός), [in LXX: Sir.20:31 * ;] foolishness: 1Co.1:18 1:21 1:23 2:14 3:19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “foolishness” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FOOL'ISHNESS, noun
- Folly; want of understanding.
- Foolish practice; want of wisdom or good judgment.
- In a scriptural sense, absurdity; folly.“The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness” 1 Corinthians 1:18
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.