Lexical Definition
μωρία mōría (mo-ree'-ah) foolishness G:N-F
from μωρός
foolishness.
- silliness, i.e. absurdity
Abbott-Smith
** μωρία, -ας, ἡ (< μωρός), [in LXX: Si 20:31*;]
foolishness: I Co 1:18, 21, 23 2:14 3:19.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Corinthians | 1:18 · 1:21 · 1:23 · 2:14 · 3:19 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
μωρία-ία,
Ionic dialect -ιη, ἡ, (μῶρος) folly, [μωρίαίας πλέως 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1150, compare 745 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; μωρίαίην ἐπιφέρειν τισί to impute folly to them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μωρίαίαν ὀφλισκάνειν to be charged with it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μωρίαίᾳ φιλονικεῖν foolishly, [Refs]; τῆς μ. what folly! [μωρίαίας 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 9.54; πολλὴ μ. τοῦ διανοήματος 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 818d ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; of illicit love, [Refs 5th c.BC+]