μωραίνω (mōrainō) means “be foolish” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: mo-rah'-ee-no Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
μωραίνω · mōrainō · be foolish
μωραίνω (μωρός), [in LXX: Isa.19:11, Jer.10:14 51:17 (בָּעַר ni.), 2Ki.24:10, Isa.44:25 R (שָׂכַל ni., pi.)* ;] 1. cl., to be foolish, play the fool. 2. LXX and NT, causal, to make foolish: 1Co.1:20; pass., to become foolish: Rom.1:22; of salt that has lost its flavour, become tasteless: Mat.5:13, Luk.14:34.† (AS)
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(a) I make foolish, turn to foolishness, (b) I taint, and thus: I am tasteless, make useless.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| loses its savor | 2 |
| made foolish | 1 |
| they became fools | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
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| have lost his savour | 2 |
| made foolish | 1 |
| they became fools | 1 |
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You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
Read word by wordSalt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
Read word by wordAlthough they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
Read word by wordWhere is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
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