What does ματαιολόγος (mataiológos) mean in the Bible?
ματαιολόγος (mataiológos): Idle speech that accomplishes nothing; empty words devoid of substance or purpose
Greek · G3151
ματαιολόγος
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ματαιολόγος G3151
Pronunciation mataiológos
What does ματαιολόγος (mataiológos) mean in the Bible?
ματαιολόγος (mataiológos): Idle speech that accomplishes nothing; empty words devoid of substance or purpose
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How does the BSB render G3151?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include full of empty talk (1).
Where does ματαιολόγος (mataiológos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Titus 1:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Titus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It full of empty talk 1× Titus 1:10
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Usage map
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First aligned row Titus 1:10
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Titus 1
Source forms
ματαιολόγοι 1x mataiologoi Titus 1:10
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x Titus 1:10
Evidence Summary
Revelation
Greek word. Idle speech that accomplishes nothing; empty words devoid of substance or purpose
Strong's G3151
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Titus 1:10-16 Source Gloss
babbler
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Idle speech that accomplishes nothing; empty words devoid of substance or purpose
(μάταιος, λέγω), talking idly: Tit.1:10.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Titus 1:10 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ματαιολόγοι mataiologoi
a vain, empty talker
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Nominative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Titus 1:10 1×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
One who speaks futile or meaningless words.
Word Origins
ματαιολόγος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
The danger is not merely immoral behavior but teaching devoid of saving substance, distracting believers from the truth that leads to godliness. Titus 1:10-16
Canonical Themes
Revelation
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain