To make futile
ματαιόωStrong’s G3154mataioō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Mataioō is the Greek word usually translated “became futile”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.”
Meaning
Usually translated “became futile”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they became futile 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ματαιόω mataioō · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.