ματαιότης

mataiotēsNoun (Feminine)G3153

futility

From: from G3152 (μάταιος);

Short Definition

inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity

Full Lexicon Entry

vanity, emptiness, frailty, folly: νοός, (elsewhere only in Pollux, 6, 134, and Eccl.).
LXX Usage: for הֶבֶל, and nearly 40 times in Ec; for שָׁוְא, רִיק, etc.

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology G:N-F

DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

2 Peter
1
Ephesians
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

  • 2 Peter 2:18
  • Ephesians 4:17
  • Romans 8:20

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