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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #3154 - ματαιόω

Transliteration

mataióō

Phonetics

mat-ah-yo'-o

Origin

from (G3152)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

4:523,571

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to make empty, vain, foolish

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1197 ‑ בָּעַר (baw‑ar'); 1891 ‑ הָבַל (haw‑bal'); 7919 ‑ שָׂכַל (saw‑kal'); 205 ‑ אָוֶן (aw'‑ven); 1892 ‑ הֲבֵל (heh'‑bel, hab‑ale'); 2600 ‑ חִנָּם (khin‑nawm'); 7723 ‑ שַׁו (shawv, shav); 7723 ‑ שַׁו (shawv, shav); 8267 ‑ שֶׁקֶר (sheh'‑ker);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (1)

Romans 1

BSB (1)

Romans 1

CSB (1)

Romans 1

ESV (1)

Romans 1

KJV (1)

Romans 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

Romans 2

N95 (2)

Romans 2

NAS (2)

Romans 2

NLT (0)

The New Living Translation
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

Romans 1

YLT (1)

Romans 1

ASV (1)

became vain 1

BSB (1)

they became futile 1

CSB (1)

nonsense 1

ESV (1)

became futile 1

KJV (1)

vain 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

became 1

futile 1

N95 (2)

became 1

futile 1

NAS (2)

became 1

futile 1

NLT (0)

The New Living Translation
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (1)

became vain 1

YLT (1)

were made vain 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-API-3P 1

ANT

V-API-3P 1

BEZ

V-API-3P 1

BGB

V-API-3P 1

BMT

V-API-3P 1

BYZ

V-API-3P 1

ELZ

V-API-3P 1

NA26

V-3APIP 1

SBL

V-API-3P 1

SCV

V-API-3P 1

STV

V-API-3P 1

TIS

V-API-3P 1

TRG

V-API-3P 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

μᾰταιόω,

1. bring to naught, Sch. S. Tr. 258, Gloss.

2. ματαιοῦσιν ἑαυτοῖς ὅρασιν invent a vision of their own, LXX Jeremiah 23:16.

1. more freq. in Pass., to be brought to naught, οὐ ματαιωθήσεται τὰ ῥήματα ib. Ju. 6.4.

2. become foolish, act foolishly, ἐματαιώθην σφόδρα ib. 1 Chronicles 21:8, cf. Romans 1:21; μεματαίωταί σοι thou hast done foolishly, LXX 1 Samuel 13:13.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ματαιόω: (μάταιος); 1 aorist passive ἐματαιώθην; to make empty, vain, foolish: ἐματαιώθησαν ἐν τοῖς διαλογισμοῖς αὐτῶν, were brought to folly in their thoughts, i. e. fell into error, Romans 1:21. (2 Kings 17:15; Jeremiah 2:5; 1 Chronicles 21:8; (etc.); nowhere in Greek authors.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† ματαιόω , -ῶ

(< μάταιος ),

[in LXX: 2 Kings 17:15, Jeremiah 2:5, al. H1891, etc.;]

to make vain, foolish: Romans 1:21.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

εματαιώθην εματαιωθησαν εματαιώθησαν ἐματαιώθησαν ματαιούσιν ματαίως μεματαίωμαι μεματαίωταί emataiothesan emataiōthēsan emataiṓthesan emataiṓthēsan