μωραίνω
μωραίνω, to be silly, foolish
μωρ-αίνω, fut. -ᾰνῶ E. Med. 614: aor. ἐμώρᾱνα A. Pers. 719 (troch.): —Pass., v. infr. II: (μῶρος):—
- to be silly, foolish, drivel, E. l.c., X. Mem. 1.1.11, Phld. Mus. p.103 K., Luc. Nav. 45, etc.; play the fool, Arist. EN 1148b2: c. acc. cogn., πεῖραν μ. make a mad attempt, A. l.c.; οὐδεὶς . . ταῦτα μωραίνει indulges in these follies, E. Fr. 282.22: euphem. of illicit love, γυναῖκα μωραίνουσαν Id. Andr. 674.
- II causal, make foolish, convict of folly, ἡ βουλὴ αὐτῶν μωρανθήσεται LXX Is. 19.11; ἐμωράνθην σφόδρα ib. 2 Ki. 24.10, cf. 1 Ep.Cor. 1.20:—Pass., to become foolish, be stupefied, [αἶγες] ἑστᾶσιν ὥσπερ μεμωραμμέναι Arist. HA 610b30 (sed cf. μωρόομαι); to become insipid, ἐὰν τὸ ἅλας μωρανθῇ Ev.Matt. 5.13.
μωραίνω (f. ανῶ, ao. ἐμώρανα, pass. ao. ἐμωράνθην, pf. μεμώραμμαι)
I intr. être hébété, être sot, être fou, agir ou parler follement, Eur. Med. 614, Andr. 674 ; Xén. Mem. 1, 1, 11 : τι, Eschl. Pers. 719, en qqe ch. ||
II tr.
1 émousser, hébéter, NT. 1 Cor. 1, 20 ||
2 rendre fou, au pass. devenir fou, Arstt. H.A. 9, 2 ; Spt. 2 Reg. 24, 10, etc. ; NT. Matth. 5, 13 ; Rom. 1, 22.
Étym. μωρός.
1. act.
a. intrans. dwaas zijn, dwaas handelen:
b. met acc. dwaas maken:
2. pass. intrans. dwaas worden:
μωραίνω, ein Tor sein, einfältig, dumm handeln od. reden ; πεῖραν τήνδʼ ἐμώρανεν, er machte einen törichten, tollen Versuch, Aesch. Pers. 705 ; μωρανεῖς, Eur. Med. 614 ; häufiger in späterer Prosa, Luc. Mort.D. 2.1, 13.3 ; Plut.; auch im med., im NT, wo es auch aktivisch gebraucht ist, unschmackhaft, fade machen ; u. pass., ἐμωράνθην, Matth. 5.13.
Strong 3471
1. cl., to be foolish, play the fool.
2. LXX and NT, causal, to make foolish: I Co 1:20; pass., to become foolish: Ro 1:22; of salt that has lost its flavour, become tasteless: Mt 5:13, Lk 14:34.†
μωραίνω,
μῶρος
- Ito be silly, foolish, Eur., Xen., etc.:—c. acc. rei, πεῖραν μωραίνειν to make a mad attempt, Aesch.
- IICausal, to make foolish, convict of folly, NTest.:—Pass., of salt, to become insipid, lose its savour, NTest.