μωρία

mōriafoolishnessHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine5 occurrences1 book5 verses

Definition

μωρία, -ας, ἡ

(μωρός), [in LXX: Sir.20.31 * ;]

foolishness: 1 Corinthians 1:18; 1:21; 1:23; 2:14; 3:19.

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5 total
  1. 1 Corinthians 1:18μωρία · foolishness
    For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
  2. 1 Corinthians 1:21μωρίας · foolishness
    For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
  3. 1 Corinthians 1:23μωρίαν · foolishness
    …but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
  4. 1 Corinthians 2:14μωρία · foolishness
    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  5. 1 Corinthians 3:19μωρία · foolishness
    For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”