G3153 ματαιότης - Strong's Greek Lexicon Number

Dodson:
ματαιότης
vanity, purposelessness
vanity, emptiness, unreality, purposelessness, ineffectiveness, instability, frailty; false religion.
Strong's:
ματαιότης
inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity
Derivation: from G3152;

KJV Usage: vanity.

G3152
TBESG:
ματαιότης
futility
G:N-F
ματαιότης, -ητος, ἡ
(< μάταιος), [in LXX for הֶבֶל,
Refs Psa.31:6 39:5 62:9, al.
, and nearly 40 times in Ec; for שָׁוְא, Psa.25:4, al.; רִיק, etc. ;]
vanity, emptiness, frailty, folly:
Refs Rom.8:20, 2Pe.2:18
; τ. νοός, Eph.4:17 (elsewhere only in Pollux, 6, 134, and Eccl.).†
(AS)
Thayer:
1) what is devoid of truth and appropriateness
2) perverseness, depravity
3) frailty, want of vigour


ματαιότης
mataiotēs
mat-ah-yot'-ace
From G3152; inutility; figuratively transientness; morally depravity

KJV Usage: vanity.


View how G3153 ματαιότης is used in the Bible

3 occurrences of G3153 ματαιότης

Romans 8:20 to vanity,
Ephesians 4:17 the vanity
2 Peter 2:18 words of vanity,

Distinct usage

1 to vanity,
1 the vanity
1 words of vanity,

Corresponding Hebrew Words

mataiotes H1892 hevel
mataiotes H1942 havvah
mataiotes H7385 riq
mataiotes H7723 shav


Related words

G3153 ματαιότης

G3152 μάταιος

μάταιος
mataios
mat'-ah-yos
From the base of G3155; empty, that is, (literally) profitless, or (specifically) an idol

KJV Usage: vain, vanity.


G3151 ματαιολόγος
ματαιολόγος
mataiologos
mat-ah-yol-og'-os
From G3152 and G3004; an idle (that is, senseless or mischievous) talker, that is, a wrangler

KJV Usage: vain talker.


G3154 ματαιόω
ματαιόω
mataioō
mat-ah-yo'-o
From G3152; to render (passively become) foolish, that is, (morally) wicked or (specifically) idolatrous

KJV Usage: become vain.