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|Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[bring to naught]], Sch.<span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Tr.</span>258</span>, <span class="title">Gloss.</span> </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">ματαιοῦσιν ἑαυτοῖς ὅρασιν</b> [[invent]] a vision of their own, <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">Je.</span>23.16</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> more freq. in Pass., to [[be brought to naught]], <b class="b3">οὐ ματαιωθήσεται τὰ ῥήματα</b> ib.<span class="bibl"><span class="title">Ju.</span>6.4</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[become foolish]], [[act foolishly]], <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 [[hast done foolishly]], <span class="bibl">LXX <span class="title">1 Ki.</span>13.13</span>.</span>