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ματαιόω

mataioōto make futileHow to read Greek
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Definition

ματαιόω, -ῶ

(μάταιος), [in LXX: 4Ki.17.15, Jeremiah 2:5, al. הָבַל, etc. ;]

to make vain, foolish: Romans 1:21.

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Occurrences

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  1. Romans 1:21ἐματαιώθησαν · they became futile
    For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.