mōros · foolish, fool

What it means

mōros (μωρός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “foolish, fool”.

Foolish, stupid; as a noun, a fool.

How to say it

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

1. Someone without sense, or something senseless.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• foolish ×8
• Fools ×2
• Fool ×1
• foolishness ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×6
• 1 Corinthians×4
• 2 Timothy×1
• Titus×1

• Matthew 5:22

  But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to the judgment; and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘Fool,’ will be liable to fiery Gehenna.

• Matthew 7:26

  And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

• Matthew 23:17

  Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold?

• Matthew 25:2

  And five of them were foolish and five wise.

• Matthew 25:3

  For the foolish, taking their lamps, did not take oil with them;

• Matthew 25:8

  And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

• 1 Corinthians 1:25

  For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

• 1 Corinthians 1:27

  But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong things;

• 1 Corinthians 3:18

  Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish, so that he may become wise.

• 1 Corinthians 4:10

  We are fools for the sake of the Messiah, but you are wise in the Messiah; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honored, but we are dishonored.

• 2 Timothy 2:23

  But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.

• Titus 3:9

  But avoid foolish speculations and genealogies and strife and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and futile.