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Strong's #3154 - ματαιόω
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- to make empty, vain, foolish
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μᾰταιόω,
I
1. bring to naught, Sch. S. Tr. 258, Gloss.
2. ματαιοῦσιν ἑαυτοῖς ὅρασιν invent a vision of their own, LXX Jeremiah 23:16.
II
1. more freq. in Pass., to be brought to naught, οὐ ματαιωθήσεται τὰ ῥήματα ib. Ju. 6.4.
2. become foolish, act foolishly, ἐματαιώθην σφόδρα ib. 1 Chronicles 21:8, cf. Romans 1:21; μεματαίωταί σοι thou hast done foolishly, LXX 1 Samuel 13:13.
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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† ματαιόω , -ῶ
(< μάταιος ),
[in LXX: 2 Kings 17:15, Jeremiah 2:5, al. H1891, etc.;]
to make vain, foolish: Romans 1:21.†
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