μωρόςmōrós
dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd
Greek (New Testament) · G3474
Meanings
1. properly, of the nerves, dull, sluggish.
2. Of the mind, dull, stupid, foolish: Matthew 5:22 Matthew 7:26, Matthew 23:17, Matthew 23:19 Matthew 25:2, >Matthew 25:3, Matthew 25:8, 1 Corinthians 3:18, 1 Corinthians 4:10; of things, παράδοσις, Mark 7:13: ζητήσεις, 2 Timothy 2:23, Titus 3:9; τὸ μ. τ. θεοῦ, 1 Corinthians 1:25; τὰ μ. τ. κόσμου, 1 Corinthians 1:27.
Same root
- μυστήριονmystḗrion · G3466a secret or "mystery" (through the idea of silence imposed by initiation into religious rites)
- μωραίνωmōraínō · G3471to become insipid; figuratively, to make (passively, act) as a simpleton
- μωρολογίαmōrología · G3473silly talk, i.e. buffoonery
- μωρίαmōría · G3472silliness, i.e. absurdity
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:22 But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.
- Matthew 7:26 But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.
- Matthew 23:17 Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?
- Matthew 25:2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
- Matthew 25:3 The five who were foolish didn’t take enough olive oil for their lamps,
- Matthew 25:8 Then the five foolish ones asked the others, ‘Please give us some of your oil because our lamps are going out.’
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.