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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3473. μωρολογία (mórologia) -- Foolish talk, silly talk</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3473.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/1-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3473.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3473</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3472.htm" title="3472">◄</a> 3473. mórologia <a href="../greek/3474.htm" title="3474">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">mórologia: Foolish talk, silly talk</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μωρολογία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>mórologia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mo-rol-og-ee'-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mo-rol-og-ee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Foolish talk, silly talk<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>foolish talking.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>From μωρός (mōros, meaning "foolish") and λόγος (logos, meaning "word" or "speech")<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "mórologia," the concept of foolish speech can be related to Hebrew terms such as אֱוִיל (eviyl, meaning "fool") and סָכָל (sakal, meaning "foolish").<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "mórologia" refers to speech that is senseless, foolish, or lacking in wisdom. It is used to describe conversations or words that are trivial, frivolous, or devoid of meaningful content. In the context of the New Testament, it often carries a negative connotation, warning believers against engaging in such speech.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, rhetoric and speech were highly valued, and the ability to speak wisely and persuasively was considered a mark of education and virtue. Foolish talk, therefore, was not only seen as a lack of wisdom but also as a failure to live up to societal standards of communication. In the early Christian community, speech was seen as a reflection of one's inner character and spiritual maturity.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 3473</b> <i>mōrología</i> (from <a href="/greek/3474.htm">3474</a> <i>/mōrós</i>, "dull, without an edge," and <a href="/greek/3004.htm">3004</a> <i>/légō</i>, "speaking to a conclusion") – literally, "foolish (moronic) words," i.e. speech flowing out of a <i>dull</i>, <i>sluggish</i> heart (mind) that <i>lost its edge</i> (grip) on reality. This is the "talk of fools, involving foolishness and sinning together" (R. Trench, 121). <a href="/greek/3474.htm">See 3474</a> (<i>mōros</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3474.htm">móros</a> and <a href="/greek/3004.htm">legó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>foolish talking<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>silly talk (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3473: μωρολογία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μωρολογία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μωρολογιας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">μωρολόγος</span>), (<span class="latin">stultiloquium</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plautus</span>, <span class="manuref">Vulg.</span>), <span class="accented">foolish talking</span>: <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-4.htm">Ephesians 5:4</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, h. a. 1, 11; Pint. mor., p. 504 b.) (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, N. T. Synonyms, § xxxiv.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>foolish talking. <p>From a compound of <a href="/greek/3474.htm">moros</a> and <a href="/greek/3004.htm">lego</a>; silly talk, i.e. Buffoonery -- foolish talking. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3474.htm">moros</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3004.htm">lego</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>μωρολογια μωρολογία morologia morología mōrologia mōrología<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ephesians/5-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 5:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αἰσχρότης καὶ <b>μωρολογία</b> ἢ εὐτραπελία</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and [there must be no] filthiness <span class="itali">and silly talk,</span> or<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nor <span class="itali">foolish talking,</span> nor<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/5-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> filthiness and <span class="itali">foolish talking</span> or crude joking<p><b><a href="/greek/3473.htm">Strong's Greek 3473</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3473.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/mo_rologia_3473.htm">μωρολογία — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3472.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3472"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3472" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3474.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3474"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3474" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>