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Lexicon :: Strong's G3154 - mataioō

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ματαιόω
Transliteration
mataioō (Key)
Pronunciation
mat-ah-yo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:523,571

Strong’s Definitions

ματαιόω mataióō, mat-ah-yo'-o; from G3152; to render (passively, become) foolish, i.e. (morally) wicked or (specially), idolatrous:—become vain.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3154 in the following manner: become vain (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3154 in the following manner: become vain (1x).
  1. to make empty, vain, foolish

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ματαιόω mataióō, mat-ah-yo'-o; from G3152; to render (passively, become) foolish, i.e. (morally) wicked or (specially), idolatrous:—become vain.
STRONGS G3154:
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.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Kings
17:15
1 Chronicles
21:8
Jeremiah
2:5
Romans
1:21

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3154 matches the Greek ματαιόω (mataioō),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:13 -

Samuel said to Saul, “You have been foolish. You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you. It was at this time that the LORD would have permanently established your reign over Israel,

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:21 -

Saul responded, “I have sinned. Come back, my son David, I will never harm you again because today you considered my life precious. I have been a fool! I’ve committed a grave error.”

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:15 -

They rejected his statutes and his covenant he had made with their ancestors and the warnings he had given them. They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves, following the surrounding nations the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:8 -

David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now, please take away your servant’s guilt, for I’ve been very foolish.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:5 -

This is what the LORD says:

What fault did your ancestors find in me

that they went so far from me,

followed worthless idols,

and became worthless themselves?

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:16 -

This is what the LORD of Armies says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are deluding you. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the LORD’s mouth.

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