μωραίνω mōrainō · G3471

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)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μωρ-αίνω, ; future - ᾰνῶ []: aorist ἐμώρᾱνα [] —passive, see below []: (μῶρος):—to be silly, foolish, drivel, []; play the fool, [] make a mad attempt, []; οὐδεὶς.. ταῦτα μωραίνει indulges in these follies, []: euphemistic of illicit love, γυναῖκα μωραίνουσαν []; II causal, make foolish, convict of folly, ἡ βουλὴ αὐτῶν μωρανθήσεται []; ἐμωράνθην σφόδρα[]:—passive, to become foolish, be stupefied, [αἶγες] ἑστᾶσιν ὥσπερ μεμωραμμέναι []; to become insipid, ἐὰν τὸ ἅλας μωρανθῇ []

Where it's used 4 times

Matthew 5:13 · Luke 14:34 · Romans 1:22 · 1 Corinthians 1:20

Source: TBESG G3471; TFLSJ G3471

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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