What does ματαιόω (mataióō) mean in the Bible?
ματαιόω (mataióō) is a Greek word meaning "to make futile".
Greek · G3154
ματαιόω
To make futile
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ματαιόωG3154
Pronunciationmataióō
What does ματαιόω (mataióō) mean in the Bible?
ματαιόω (mataióō) is a Greek word meaning "to make futile".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3154?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include they became futile (1).
Where does ματαιόω (mataióō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 1:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Romans (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 Itthey became futile1×Romans 1:21
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Usage map
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First aligned rowRomans 1:21
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Romans1
Source forms
ἐματαιώθησαν1xemataiōthēsanRomans 1:21
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural1xRomans 1:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to make futile
Source Gloss
to make futile
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 1:21Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐματαιώθησανemataiwqhsan
I become vain
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist1
Voice
passive1
Mood
indicative1
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ματαιόω is built from this root: