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Strong's G3474 μωρός (moros)

moros - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3474 — yashar (“make”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3474
Language Greek
Linked Usages 47
Books 12

Strong's G3474 Quick Answer

Strong's G3474 μωρός (moros) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. moros (mo-ros') adj. 1. dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless 2. (morally) blockhead It has 47 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include fool, foolish, wise, man, and fools. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
moros (mo-ros') adj. 1. dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless 2. (morally) blockhead
Usage
47 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
fool, foolish, wise, man, and fools

Meaning and Definition

moros (mo-ros') adj. 1. dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless 2. (morally) blockhead 3. (apparently) absurd [probably from the base of G3466] KJV: fool(-ish, X -ishness) Root(s): G3466

Original Word
μωρός
Transliteration
moros
Derivation
Root: μυστήριον R1: 3466
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3474. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

foolish

Usage: μωρός, -ά, -όν [in LXX for נָבָל, etc.; frequently in Sir. ;] __1. prop., of the nerves, dull, sluggish (Hipp., Arist.). __2. Of the mind, dull, stupid, foolish: Mat.5:22 (see Field, Notes, 3 ff.) Mat.7:26 23:17, 19 (T, WH, txt., R, om.) Mat.25:2-3, 8, 1Co.3:18 4:10; of things, παράδοσις, Mrk.7:13 (T, WH, txt., R, om.) : ζητήσεις, 2Ti.2:23, Tit.3:9; τὸ μ. τ. θεοῦ, 1Co.1:25; τὰ μ. τ. κόσμου, 1Co.1:27.† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

fool foolish wise man fools say god thee men things people out

How Strong's G3474 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, New Testament, and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 27 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3474 (μωρός) appears 35 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3474 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3474 in the New Testament

13 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 5:22 KJV

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Matthew 7:26 KJV

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

Matthew 23:17 KJV

Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

Strong's G3474 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

7 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 32:6 Septuagint / Brenton

Do ye thus recompense the Lord? Is the people thus foolish and unwise? Did not he himself thy father purchase thee, And make thee, and form thee?

Job 16:7 Septuagint / Brenton

But now he has made me weary, and a worn-out fool; And thou hast laid hold of me.

Psalms 93:8 Septuagint / Brenton

Understand now, ye simple among the people; And ye fools, at length be wise.

Strong's G3474 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

27 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 4:27 Septuagint / Brenton

Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; Neither accept the person of the mighty.

Wisdom of Sirach 16:23 Septuagint / Brenton

He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things: And a foolish man erring imagineth follies.

Usage Excerpts

First 47 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3474.

Deuteronomy 32:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Do ye thus recompense the Lord? Is the people thus foolish and unwise? Did not he himself thy father purchase thee, And make thee, and form thee?
Job 16:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But now he has made me weary, and a worn-out fool; And thou hast laid hold of me.
Psalms 93:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Understand now, ye simple among the people; And ye fools, at length be wise.
Isaiah 19:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the princes of Tanis shall be fools: as for the king’s wise counselors, their counsel shall be turned into folly: how will ye say to the king, We are sons of wise men, sons of ancient kings?
Isaiah 32:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall no more at all tell a fool to rule, and thy servants shall no more at all say, Be silent.
Isaiah 32:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the fool shall speak foolish words, and his heart shall meditate vanities, and to perform lawless deeds and to speak error against the Lord, to scatter hungry souls, and he will cause the thirsty souls to be empty.
Jeremiah 5:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Hear ye now these things, O foolish and senseless people; who have eyes, and see not; and have ears, and hear not:
Matthew 5:22 New Testament, KJV
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Matthew 7:26 New Testament, KJV
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Matthew 23:17 New Testament, KJV
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
Matthew 23:19 New Testament, KJV
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Matthew 25:2 New Testament, KJV
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
Matthew 25:3 New Testament, KJV
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
Matthew 25:8 New Testament, KJV
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
1 Corinthians 1:25 New Testament, KJV
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1 Corinthians 1:27 New Testament, KJV
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1 Corinthians 3:18 New Testament, KJV
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
1 Corinthians 4:10 New Testament, KJV
We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
2 Timothy 2:23 New Testament, KJV
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
Titus 3:9 New Testament, KJV
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Wisdom of Sirach 4:27 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; Neither accept the person of the mighty.
Wisdom of Sirach 8:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Consult not with a fool; For he cannot keep counsel.
Wisdom of Sirach 16:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things: And a foolish man erring imagineth follies.
Wisdom of Sirach 18:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A fool will upbraid churlishly, And a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes.
Wisdom of Sirach 19:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A fool travaileth with a word, As a woman in labor of a child.
Wisdom of Sirach 19:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As an arrow that sticketh in a man’s thigh, So is a word within a fool’s belly.
Wisdom of Sirach 20:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A wise man by his words maketh himself beloved: But the graces of fools shall be poured out.
Wisdom of Sirach 20:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The fool saith, I have no friends, I have no thank for all my good deeds, And they that eat my bread speak evil of me.
Wisdom of Sirach 20:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool’s mouth; For he will not speak it in due season.
Wisdom of Sirach 21:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The inner parts of a fool are like a broken vessel, And he will hold no knowledge as long as he liveth.
Wisdom of Sirach 21:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: But grace shall be found in the lips of the wise.
Wisdom of Sirach 21:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: And the knowledge of the unwise is as talk without sense.
Wisdom of Sirach 21:20 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A fool lifteth up his voice with laughter; But a wise man doth scarce smile a little.
Wisdom of Sirach 21:22 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
A foolish man’s foot is soon in his neighbor’s house: But a man of experience is ashamed of him.
Wisdom of Sirach 21:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The heart of fools is in their mouth: But the mouth of the wise is in their heart.
Wisdom of Sirach 22:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whoso teacheth a fool is as one that glueth a potsherd together, And as he that waketh one from a sound sleep.
Wisdom of Sirach 22:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
He that telleth a tale to a fool speaketh to one in a slumber: When he hath told his tale, he will say, What is the matter?
Wisdom of Sirach 22:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Weep for the dead, for he hath lost the light: And weep for the fool, for he wanteth understanding: Make little weeping for the dead, for he is at rest: But the life of the fool is worse than death.
Wisdom of Sirach 22:12 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead; But for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of his life.
Wisdom of Sirach 22:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
What is heavier than lead? And what is the name thereof, but a fool?
Wisdom of Sirach 22:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Pales set on a high place will never stand against the wind: So a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool cannot stand against any fear.
Wisdom of Sirach 27:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The discourse of fools is irksome, And their sport is the wantonness of sin.
Wisdom of Sirach 33:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And let them know thee, as we have known thee, That there is no God but only thou, O God.
Wisdom of Sirach 42:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, And the extreme aged that contendeth with those that are young: Thus shalt thou be truly learned, And approved of all men living.
Wisdom of Sirach 50:26 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They that sit upon the mountain of Samaria, And they that dwell among the Philistines, And that foolish people that dwell in Shechem.
Daniel 1:48 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Book 151 1:48 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3474, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 7 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 4 usages, New Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Titus 1 usage, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 25 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3474 FAQ

What does moros (μωρός) mean?

Strong's G3474 is a Greek entry for G3474 μωρός (moros). moros (mo-ros') adj. 1. dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless 2. (morally) blockhead

How many times is moros (μωρός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 47 linked usages for Strong's G3474 across 12 books.

Where can I study moros (μωρός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3474 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate moros (μωρός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fool, foolish, wise, man, fools, and say. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3474 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 7 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 27 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3474, with linked reader references where each row is available.