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G3151 ματαιολόγος (mataiológos)
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Quick Definition

ματαιολόγος, ου, ὁ Adj a vain, empty talker

Strong's Definition

from 3152 and 3004; an idle (i.e. senseless or mischievous) talker, i.e. a wrangler

KJV Usage: vain talker

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

adjc. | -ον | ματαιόομαι + λέγω

33.378 · Communication · Foolish Talk

empty talker, foolish babbler (derivative of ματαιολογέω ‘to engage in idle talk,’ not occurring in the NT) one who engages in empty and idle talk

TIT 1:10

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

ματαιολόγος, -ov, 6, (μάταιος and λέγω), an idle talker, one who utters empty, senseless things: Tit. i. 10.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

ματαιολόγος mataiologos 1x

a vain talker, given to vain talking or trivial disputation, Tit. 1:10*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

*† ματαιολόγος, -ον

(< μάταιος, λέγω),

talking idly: Tit 1:10.†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

ματαιολόγος. Vett. Val. p. 3011} οὐκ ἠβουλήθην ὅμοιον ἑαυτὸν ἀποδεῖξαι τοῖς ματαιολόγοις : cf. Tit 11”.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

ματαιολόγος (mataiologos) — babbler. μᾰταιο-λόγος, ον, talking at random, [NT+4th c.BC+]

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