ΜΑΤΑΙΟΛΟΓΟΙ, ματαιολογοι
MATAIOLOGOI, mataiologoi
Sounds Like: mah-tai-oh-LOH-goi
Translations: idle talkers, vain talkers, empty talkers
From the root: ΜΑΤΑΙΟΣ, ΛΟΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'μάταιος' (mataios), meaning 'empty, vain, useless', and 'λόγος' (logos), meaning 'word, speech, reason'. Therefore, it refers to individuals who engage in empty, useless, or vain talk. It describes those who speak without substance or purpose, often in a deceptive or misleading manner. It can be used as a noun to describe such people or as an adjective to characterize them.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3151 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Titus — 1:10
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Titus — 1:10
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΜΑΤΑΙΟΣ, ΛΟΓΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΜΑΤΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΑ — vain talk, empty talk, idle talk, meaningless talk, foolish talk, babbling, a vain talk, an empty talk, an idle talk, a meaningless talk, a foolish talk, a babbling
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