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Koine Greek wordlink #53064

SR GNT Luke 14:34 μωρανθῇ (mōranthaʸ) ‘but the salt may_be made_tasteless with what it will_be_being seasoned’ Strongs=34710 Lemma=mōrainō
Word role=verb mood=subjunctive tense=aorist voice=passive person=3rd number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form μωρανθῇ (V-SAP3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μωρανθῇ’ (V-SAP3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘may_be made_tasteless’.

Mat 5:13 ‘but the salt may_be made_tasteless with what it will_be_being salted’ SR GNT Mat 5:13 word 12

OET-LV: 13 You _all are the salt of _the earth, but if the salt may _be _made _tasteless, with what it _will _be _being _salted? It _is _being _effective for nothing anymore, except not/lest having _been _throw out, to _be _being _trampled by the people. (MAT_5:13)

OET-RV: 13 “You people are the earth’s salt, but if the salt is made tasteless, what would you use to salt your food? The salt wouldn’t be useful for anything anymore and would just get thrown out and trampled on by the people. (MAT 5:13)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘mōrainō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘may_be made_tasteless’, ‘they were made_foolish’, ‘made_foolish’.

Key: V=verb