verb
mataiimō
Greekματαιόομαι (mataioomai)
Strong’sG3154
I become vain
stem matai-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ματαιόω, -ῶ
(< μάταιος), [in LXX: IV Ki 17:15, Je 2:5, al. הבל, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3154 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmat-ah-yo'-o
to render (passively, become) foolish, i.e. (morally) wicked or (specially), idolatrous
Fromfrom G3152;
King Jamesbecome vain.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| mataiilaἐματαιώθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | became futile | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mataiimō | mataiime | mataiimi | mataiima | mataiimē | mataiimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mataiisō | mataiise | mataiisi | mataiisa | mataiisē | mataiiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mataiitō | mataiite | mataiiti | mataiita | mataiitē | mataiitelē |
| we 1st person plural | mataiinō | mataiine | mataiini | mataiina | mataiinē | mataiinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mataiivō | mataiive | mataiivi | mataiiva | mataiivē | mataiivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mataiilō | mataiile | mataiili | mataiila1×ἐματαιώθησαν | mataiilē | mataiilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mataiimeiō | mataiimeia | mataiimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mataiiseiō | mataiiseia | mataiiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mataiiteiō | mataiiteia | mataiiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | mataiineiō | mataiineia | mataiineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mataiiveiō | mataiiveia | mataiiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mataiileiō | mataiileia | mataiileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mataiisōr | mataiisar | mataiisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mataiitōr | mataiitar | mataiitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mataiivōr | mataiivar | mataiivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mataiilōr | mataiilar | mataiilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mataiimoiō | mataiimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mataiisoiō | mataiisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mataiitoiō | mataiitoia |
| we 1st person plural | mataiinoiō | mataiinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mataiivoiō | mataiivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mataiiloiō | mataiiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | mataiirō | mataiiri | mataiira | mataiirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | mataiirōtos | mataiiritos | mataiiratos | mataiirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
matai is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
mataiila“became futile”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Romans 1:21“became futile”dioti gnōskaratois ton theon ouk hōs theon doxazala ē eucharistala, alla mataiila en toi dialogismoi autoiu kai skotizita tas asunetas autoiu kardias;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.