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Lexicon :: Strong's G3152 - mataios

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μάταιος
Transliteration
mataios (Key)
Pronunciation
mat'-ah-yos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of μάτην (G3155)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:519,571

Trench's Synonyms: xlix. κενός, μάταιος.

Strong’s Definitions

μάταιος mátaios, mat'-ah-yos; from the base of G3155; empty, i.e. (literally) profitless, or (specially), an idol:—vain, vanity.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G3152 in the following manner: vain (5x), vanities (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G3152 in the following manner: vain (5x), vanities (1x).

  1. devoid of force, truth, success, result

  2. useless, of no purpose

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάταιος mátaios, mat'-ah-yos; from the base of G3155; empty, i.e. (literally) profitless, or (specially), an idol:—vain, vanity.
STRONGS G3152:
μάταιος, μάταια (1 Corinthians 15:17; (1 Peter 1:18)), μάταιον, also μάταιος, μάταιον (James 1:26; Titus 3:9) (cf. WHs Appendix, p. 157; Winer's Grammar, § 11, 1) (from μάτην), the Sept. for הֶבֶל, שָׁוְא, כָּזָב (a lie), etc.; as in secular authors (Latincanus) devoid of force, truth, success, result (A. V. uniformly vain): universally, ἡ θρησκεία, James 1:26; useless, to no purpose, ἡ πίστις, 1 Corinthians 15:17; foolish, διαλογισμοί, 1 Corinthians 3:20; ζητήσεις, Titus 3:9; given to vain things and leading away from salvation, ἀναστροφή, 1 Peter 1:18. τά μάταια, vain things, vanities, of heathen deities and their worship (הֶבֶל, Jeremiah 2:5; Jeremiah 10:3; הַהֶבֶל אַחֲרֵי יָלַך, πορεύεσθαι ὀπίσω τῶν ματαίων, 2 Kings 17:15; הֲבָלִים, μάταια, Jeremiah 8:19; εἴδωλα, Deuteronomy 32:21; Jeremiah 14:22): Acts 14:15. (Cf. Trench, Synonyms, § xlix.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
32:21
2 Kings
17:15
Jeremiah
2:5; 8:19; 10:3; 14:22
Acts
14:15
1 Corinthians
3:20; 15:17; 15:17
Titus
3:9; 3:9
James
1:26; 1:26
1 Peter
1:18; 1:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3152 matches the Greek μάταιος (mataios),
which occurs 73 times in 68 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 20:7–Eze 8:10)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:7 - "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold guiltless anyone who takes his name in vain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - "You must not give a false report. Do not make common cause with the wicked to be a malicious witness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:7 - So they must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons, acting like prostitutes by going after them. This is to be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:11 - You must not make use of the name of the LORD your God for worthless purposes, for the LORD will not exonerate anyone who abuses his name that way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:2 - "I raised you up from the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel. Yet you followed in Jeroboam's footsteps and encouraged my people Israel to sin; their sins have made me angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:13 - This happened because of all the sins which Baasha and his son Elah committed and which they made Israel commit. They angered the LORD God of Israel with their worthless idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:26 - He followed in the footsteps of Jeroboam son of Nebat and encouraged Israel to sin; they angered the LORD God of Israel with their worthless idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:25 - (There had never been anyone like Ahab, who was firmly committed to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, urged on by his wife Jezebel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:15 - They rejected his rules, the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and the laws he had commanded them to obey. They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to the LORD. They copied the practices of the surrounding nations in blatant disregard of the LORD's command.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:15 - Jeroboam appointed his own priests to serve at the worship centers and to lead in the worship of the goat idols and calf idols he had made.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:18 - He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:16 - So Job opens his mouth to no purpose; without knowledge he multiplies words."

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:7 - Rise up, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:9 - For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:2 - People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:4 - The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 - Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:13 - I concluded, "Surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:47

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:47 - Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:11 - The LORD knows that peoples' thoughts are morally bankrupt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 - Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6 - Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:2 - Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:8 - Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:30 - Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD will be praised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:13 - Do not bring any more meaningless offerings; I consider your incense detestable! You observe new moon festivals, Sabbaths, and convocations, but I cannot tolerate sin-stained celebrations!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:20 - At that time men will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made for themselves to worship, into the caves where rodents and bats live,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:2 - The noisy city is full of raucous sounds; the town is filled with revelry. Your slain were not cut down by the sword; they did not die in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:29 - This also comes from the LORD who commands armies, who gives supernatural guidance and imparts great wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:8 - It will be like a hungry man dreaming that he is eating, only to awaken and find that his stomach is empty. It will be like a thirsty man dreaming that he is drinking, only to awaken and find that he is still weak and his thirst unquenched. So it will be for the horde from all the nations that fight against Mount Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:7 - Egypt is totally incapable of helping. For this reason I call her 'Proud one who is silenced.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:15 - For this is what the master, the LORD, the Holy One of Israel says: "If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - His battle cry overwhelms like a flooding river that reaches one's neck. He shakes the nations in a sieve that isolates the chaff; he puts a bit into the mouth of the nations and leads them to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:2 - Yet he too is wise and he will bring disaster; he does not retract his decree. He will attack the wicked nation, and the nation that helps those who commit sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - For a fool speaks disgraceful things; his mind plans out sinful deeds. He commits godless deeds and says misleading things about the LORD; he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite and gives the thirsty nothing to drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:11 - You conceive straw, you give birth to chaff; your breath is a fire that destroys you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:9 - All who form idols are nothing; the things in which they delight are worthless. Their witnesses cannot see; they recognize nothing, so they are put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:19 - I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain!' I am the LORD, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:4 - But I thought, "I have worked in vain; I have expended my energy for absolutely nothing." But the LORD will vindicate me; my God will reward me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:5 - This is what the Lord says: "What fault could your ancestors have possibly found in me that they strayed so far from me? They paid allegiance to worthless idols, and so became worthless to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:19 - I hear my dear people crying out throughout the length and breadth of the land. They are crying, 'Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her divine King no longer there?'" The LORD answers, "Why then do they provoke me to anger with their images, with their worthless foreign idols?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:3 - For the religion of these people is worthless. They cut down a tree in the forest, and a craftsman makes it into an idol with his tools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:15 - They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:18 - They are worthless, objects to be ridiculed. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14 - Your prophets saw visions for you that were worthless lies. They failed to expose your sin so as to restore your fortunes. They saw oracles for you that were worthless lies. ס (Samek)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:17 - Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us. צ (Tsade)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:10 - So I went in and looked. I noticed every figure of creeping thing and beast - detestable images - and every idol of the house of Israel, engraved on the wall all around.

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