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βατταλογέω

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps from Aramaic אמר בטלתא, or from Βάττος (Báttos, Battus, stuttering king of Cyrene), or possibly onomatopoeic + λογέω (logéō). Compare Latin butubatta.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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βατταλογέω (battalogéō)

  1. to stammer
  2. to speak idly
    • Matthew 6:7
      Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βατταλογήσητε ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί, δοκοῦσιν γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται.
      Proseukhómenoi dè mḕ battalogḗsēte hṓsper hoi ethnikoí, dokoûsin gàr hóti en têi polulogíāi autôn eisakousthḗsontai.
      And when you pray, do not babble as the Gentiles do, thinking they will be heard in their verbosity.

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