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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 - Then Samuel said to Saul, "You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed the commandment that the LORD your God gave you. Had you done that, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:21 - Saul replied, "I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won't harm you, for you treated my life with value this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:15 - They rejected his rules, the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and the laws he had commanded them to obey. They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to the LORD. They copied the practices of the surrounding nations in blatant disregard of the LORD's command.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:8 - David said to God, "I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:5 - This is what the Lord says: "What fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:16 - The LORD who rules over all says to the people of Jerusalem: "Do not listen to what those prophets are saying to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They are reporting visions of their own imaginations, not something the LORD has given them to say.
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