Strong’s G945 · Greek
βαττολογέω
battologéō · bat-tol-og-eh'-o
Origin from Βάττος (a proverbial stammerer) and λόγος (G3056);
Meaning to stutter, i.e. (by implication) to prate tediously
In the King James Version use vain repetitions.
In 1 verse of the King James Version
- Matthew 6:7But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.