μωραίνω
mōrainō · become foolish
Greek word · Strong’s number G3471 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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mōrainō (μωραίνω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “become foolish”.
Make foolish; of salt, lose its taste.
How to say it
mō·rai·nō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To become foolish; to make wisdom look foolish.
- For salt to lose its taste.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- becomes tasteless ×2
- made foolish ×1
- they became fools ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 5:13
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be salted? It is good for nothing any longer except to be thrown out and trampled by people.
- Luke 14:34
Salt then is good; but if even the salt becomes tasteless, with what will it be seasoned?
- Romans 1:22
Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
- 1 Corinthians 1:20
Where is the wise one? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made foolish the wisdom of the world?