Quick Definition
ματαιολογία, ας, ἡ n.f. foolish talking
Strong's Definition
random talk, i.e. babble
Derivation: from G3151 (ματαιολόγος);
KJV Usage: vain jangling
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ας | ματαιόομαι + λέγω
33.377 · Communication · Foolish Talk
idle discussions, meaningless talk talk which has no beneficial purpose and is thus idle and meaningless
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ματαιολογία mataiologia 1x
vain talking, idle disputation, 1 Tim. 1:6*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† ματαιολογία, -ας, ἡ
(< ματαιολόγος),
idle or foolish talk: I Ti 1:6.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ματαιολογία, ‘vain speaking,” ‘‘empty argument” (Vg vanzloguium), belongs to the higher Κοινή, and is found /ery in Vett. Valens, e.g. p. 257°3 διὰ τὴν φιλονεικίαν διασαφήσω ἐκκόWas τὰς ματαιολογίας : cf. Poimandres 145 (ed. Parthey) διὸ τῆς πολυλογίας Te Kal ματαιολογίας ἀπαλλαγέντας χρὴ νοεῖν κτλ.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ματαιολογία (mataiologia) — babble. μᾰταιο-λογία, ἡ, idle talk, [NT+2nd c.BC+]