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 timesAppears 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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