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{{LSJ1
|Full diacritics=μᾰταιόω
|Medium diacritics=ματαιόω
|Low diacritics=ματαιόω
|Capitals=ΜΑΤΑΙΟΩ
|Transliteration A=mataióō
|Transliteration B=mataioō
|Transliteration C=mataioo
|Beta Code=mataio/w
|Definition=<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">bring to naught</b>, Sch.<span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>258</span>, <span class="title">Gloss.</span> </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">ματαιοῦσιν ἑαυτοῖς ὅρασιν</b> <b class="b2">invent</b> a vision of their own, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Je.</span>23.16</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> more freq. in Pass., <b class="b2">to be brought to naught</b>, <b class="b3">οὐ ματαιωθήσεται τὰ ῥήματα</b> ib.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ju.</span>6.4</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">become foolish, act foolishly</b>, <b class="b3">ἐματαιώθην σφόδρα</b> ib.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">1 Ch.</span>21.8</span>, cf. <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ep.Rom.</span>1.21</span>; <b class="b3">μεματαίωταί σοι</b> thou <b class="b2">hast done foolishly</b>, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">1 Ki.</span>13.13</span>.</span>
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{{ls
|lstext='''ματαιόω''': ἴδε [[ματαιόομαι]].
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{{StrongGR
|strgr=from [[μάταιος]]; to [[render]] ([[passively]], [[become]]) [[foolish]], i.e. ([[morally]]) [[wicked]] or ([[specially]]), idolatrous: [[become]] [[vain]].
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{{Thayer
|txtha=([[μάταιος]]); 1st 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]], 1 Chronicles 21:8; (etc.); [[nowhere]] in Greek authors.) 
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{{Chinese
|sngr='''原文音譯'''：mataiÒw 馬台俄哦<p>'''詞類次數'''：動詞（1）<p>'''原文字根'''：（成為）空虛<p>'''字義溯源'''：不智的給與，成為虛空，虛妄；源自（[[μάταιος]]）=虛妄的）；而 （[[μάταιος]]）出自（[[μάτην]]）=徒然）， （[[μάτην]]）出自（[[μασάομαι]] / [[μασσάομαι]]）=咬，試作）， （[[μασάομαι]] / [[μασσάομαι]]）出自（[[μασάομαι]] / [[μασσάομαι]]）X*=處理，擠）。參讀 （[[ματαιολογία]]）同源字<p/>'''出現次數'''：總共（1）；羅（1）<p/>'''譯字彙編'''：<p>1） 虛妄（1） 羅1:21
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