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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 - “How foolish!” Samuel exclaimed. “You have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you. Had you kept it, 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 - Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:15 - They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and they despised all his warnings. They worshiped worthless idols, so they became worthless themselves. They followed the example of the nations around them, disobeying the LORD’s command not to imitate them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:8 - Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt for doing this foolish thing.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:5 - This is what the LORD says:
“What did your ancestors find wrong with me
that led them to stray so far from me?
They worshiped worthless idols,
only to become worthless themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:16 - This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says to his people:
“Do not listen to these prophets when they prophesy to you,
filling you with futile hopes.
They are making up everything they say.
They do not speak for the LORD!
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