G3471
μωραίνω
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)
The KJV translates G3471 in the following manner:
savour (4x), foolish (2x), fools (2x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
μωραίνω — mōraínō
μωραίνω: 1 aorist ἐμωρανα; 1 aorist passive ἐμωράνθην; (μωρός);
1. in classical Greek to be foolish, to act foolishly.
2. in Biblical Greek a. to make foolish: passive Rom 1:22 (Isa 19:11; Jer 10:14; 2Sa 24:10); equivalent to to prove a person or thing to be foolish: τήν σοφίαν τοῦ κόσμου, 1Co 1:20 (τήν βουλήν αὐτῶν, Isa 44:25).
b. to make flat and tasteless: passive of salt that has lost its strength and flavor, Mat 5:13; Luk 14:34.
4 occurrences
Matthew (1), Luke (1), Romans (1), I Corinthians (1)