Biblical Greek

greek #3154 - ματαιόω mataioó (to make vain)

Original Word:	ματαιόω
Transliteration:	mataioó
Definition:	to make vain, foolish
Part of Speech:	Verb
Phonetic Spelling:	(mat-ah-yo'-o)
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Strong's Exhaustive 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

Strong's 3154: ματαιόω

ματαιόω: (μάταιος); 1 aorist passive ἐματαιώθην; to make empty, vain, foolish: ἐματαιώθησανἐντοῖςδιαλογισμοῖςαὐτῶν, 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.)

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Greek: 3154. ματαιόω (mataioó) — 1 Occurrence
Romans 1:21 - V-AIP-3P
GRK:ηὐχαρίστησαν ἀλλ' ἐματαιώθησαν ἐν τοῖς
NAS: give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations,
KJV: but became vain in
INT: were thankful but they became futile in the

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