ματαιόω mataioō · G3154
to make futile
ματαιόω, -ῶ; (μάταιος), [in LXX: 4Ki.17:15, Jer.2:5, al. הָבַל, etc. ; ] ; to make vain, foolish: Rom.1:21.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
μᾰταιόω, ; bring to naught, []; 2 ματαιοῦσιν ἑαυτοῖς ὅρασιν invent a vision of their own, []; II more frequently in passive, to be brought to naught, οὐ ματαιωθήσεται τὰ ῥήματα[]; II.2 become foolish, act foolishly, ἐματαιώθην σφόδρα[]; μεματαίωταί σοι thou hast done foolishly, []
Where it's used 1 time
Source: TBESG G3154; TFLSJ G3154
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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