μωρός: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ά, όν, Att. [[μῶρος]] Hdn.Gr.<span class="bibl">1.192</span>: [[μῶρος]] as fem., <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Med.</span>61</span>, but acc. <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[μῶραν]] <span class="bibl">Herod.5.17</span> ([[si vera lectio|s. v.l.]]):—[[dull]], [[sluggish]], of the nerves, Hp.<span class="title">Genit.</span>2; <b class="b3">χειμῶνος ἀρχομένου μωροὶ γίνονται οἱ ἐργάται [τῶν σφηκῶν</b>] <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>628a6</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> of persons, [[dull]], [[stupid]], μωροῦ φωτὸς ἅδε βουλά <span class="bibl">Simon.57.6</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Ant.</span>220</span>, <span class="bibl">470</span>, <span class="bibl">Isoc.5.94</span>, <span class="bibl">[[LXX]] <span class="title">Si.</span>18.18</span>, al., <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ev.Matt.</span>7.26</span>, etc.: Comp. in [[proverb|prov.]], [[μωρότερος Μορύχου]] <span class="bibl">Sophr.74</span>: Sup., <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>3.2.22</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> in a religious sense, <b class="b3">λαὸς μωρός καὶ ἀκάρδιος</b> <span class="bibl">[[LXX]] <span class="title">Je.</span>5.21</span>,al. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">3</span> of things, δέδοικα μῶρον πυραύστου μόρον <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Fr.</span>288</span>; μῶρόν ἐστι τοὐγχείρημά σου <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>540</span>; <b class="b3">τὸ μωρόν</b> [[folly]], <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Hipp.</span> 966</span>; τὸ μωρόν τοῦ θεοῦ σοφώτερον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐστί <span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ep.Cor.</span>1.25</span>; <b class="b3">μῶρα φρονεῖν, μῶρα φωνεῖν, μῶρα δρᾶν</b>, <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>594</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">OT</span>433</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ant.</span>469</span>; μῶρα… μῶρος λέγει <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Ba.</span>369</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">[[LXX]] <span class="title">Is.</span>32.6</span>; μ. βουλεύεσθαι <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>474</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">b</span> <b class="b3">μωρά ἀνάγκη</b> [[blind necessity]], <span class="bibl">Epicur.<span class="title">Nat.</span>101</span> G. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">4</span> of [[taste]], [[insipid]], [[flat]], Com. Adesp.<span class="bibl">596</span>, <span class="bibl">Diocl.Fr.138</span>, Dsc.4.19. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> Adv. [[μώρως]] <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>7.6.21</span>. (Cf. Skt. mūrás '[[idiot]]'.)</span>