Matthew 6:7

Προσευχόμενοι δὲ μὴ βαττολογήσητε, ὥσπερ οἱ ἐθνικοί· δοκοῦσι γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 4336; Proseuchomenoi; Προσευχόμενοι; those who are being prayed for; V-PPM/P-NMP

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

Strongs 3361; mē; μὴ; not; Adv

Strongs 945; battalogēsēte; βατταλογήσητε; do use vain repetitions; V-ASA-2P

Strongs 5618; hōsper; ὥσπερ; just as; Adv

Strongs 3588; hoi; οἱ; the; Art-NMP

Strongs 1482; ethnikoi; ἐθνικοί; pagans; Adj-NMP

Strongs 1380; dokousin; δοκοῦσιν; those who are expecting; V-PIA-3P

Strongs 1063; gar; γὰρ; for; Conj

Strongs 3754; hoti; ὅτι; that; Conj

Strongs 1722; en; ἐν; within; Prep

Strongs 3588; tē; τῇ; the; Art-DFS

Strongs 4180; polylogia; πολυλογίᾳ; many words; N-DFS

Strongs 846; autōn; αὐτῶν; of themselves; PPro-GM3P

Strongs 1522; eisakousthēsontai; εἰσακουσθήσονται; they will be heard; V-FIP-3P

RBT Hebrew Literal:

And those who are offering prayers, do not stammer-speak¹⁴ just as the Nationals, for they are those who think that in the Much-Speaking of themselves they will be listened to.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And praying, talk ye not vainly as the nations; for they think that by their profaneness of speech they shall be listened to.

LITV Translation:
But when you pray, do not babble vain words, as the nations; for they think that they shall be heard in their much speaking.

ESV Translation:
“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.

Footnotes

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Stammer-Speak

Strongs G#945 βαττολογέω. to stammer-speak or stutter-speak. This is a hapax legomenon, meaning it was constructed by NT authors. "βαττολογέω" (battologeō) is a compound word formed by combining "βαττο-" from "Βάττος" (Battos), which is associated with stuttering or stammering, and "-λογέω" (-logeo), which means "to speak." Therefore, "βαττολογέω" literally means "to speak like Battos" or "to speak in a stuttering or stammering manner." This term was likely coined to convey the idea of speaking in a repetitive, meaningless, or disorderly fashion.