Word study · Greek
mōría
foolishness
Say it: mo-REE-ah (approximate)
μωρία
What it means
Foolishness. The English word "moron" comes from the same root. Paul says the message of the cross looks like foolishness to the world, and then says God's "foolishness" is wiser than human wisdom (1:18-25).
Range of meaning
- FoolishnessLack of sense.
- Absurd to outsidersWhat the cross looks like to the world.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 1
"The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying" (1:18, 1:21, 1:23).
Every verse (5)
Verses where G3472 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources