Lexical Summary mataioō: to make vain, foolish Original Word: ματαιόωTransliteration: mataioō Phonetic Spelling: (mat-ah-yo'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to make vain, foolish Meaning: to make vain, foolish Strong's Concordance become vain. From mataios; to render (passively, become) foolish, i.e. (morally) wicked or (specially), idolatrous -- become vain. see GREEK mataios Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3154: ματαιόωματαιόω: (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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