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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:13 - But Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly! You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for the LORD would now have established your kingdom [fn]over Israel forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:21 -

Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will not harm you again since my life was precious in your sight this day. Behold, I have played the fool and have made a very great mistake.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:15 - They rejected His statutes and His covenant which He made with their fathers, and His warnings which He [fn]gave them. And they followed [fn]idols and became empty, and followed the nations that surrounded them, about which the LORD had commanded them not to do as they did.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:8 - David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, [fn]by doing this thing. But now, please overlook Your servant’s guilt, for I have behaved very foolishly.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:5 - This is what the LORD says:

“What injustice did your fathers find in Me,

That they went far from Me,

And walked after emptiness and became empty?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:16 -

This is what the LORD of armies says:

“Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you.

They are leading you into futility;

They tell a vision of their own [fn]imagination,

Not from the mouth of the LORD.

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