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Lexicon :: Strong's G3153 - mataiotēs

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ματαιότης
Transliteration
mataiotēs (Key)
Pronunciation
mat-ah-yot'-ace
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:523,571

Strong’s Definitions

ματαιότης mataiótēs, mat-ah-yot'-ace; from G3152; inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity:—vanity.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3153 in the following manner: vanity (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3153 in the following manner: vanity (3x).

  1. what is devoid of truth and appropriateness

  2. perverseness, depravity

  3. frailty, want of vigour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ματαιότης mataiótēs, mat-ah-yot'-ace; from G3152; inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity:—vanity.
STRONGS G3153:
ματαιότης, ματαιότητος, ἡ (μάταιος, which see), a purely Biblical and ecclesiastical word ((Pollux 50:6 c. 32 § 134)); the Sept. for הֶבֶל (often in Ecclesiastes), also for שָׁוְא, etc.; vanity;
a. what is devoid of truth and appropriateness: ὑπέρογκα ματαιότητος (genitive of quality), 2 Peter 2:18.
b. perverseness, depravation: τοῦ νως, Ephesians 4:17.
c. frailty, want of vigor: Romans 8:20.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3153 matches the Greek ματαιότης (mataiotēs),
which occurs 54 times in 46 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:2 - O men,[fn] how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:4 - I do not sit with men of falsehood,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 - I hate[fn] those who pay regard to worthless idols,
but I trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 - Those who seek my life lay their snares;
those who seek my hurt speak of ruin
and meditate treachery all day long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5 - Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
and my lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:4 - Blessed is the man who makes
the LORD his trust,
who does not turn to the proud,
to those who go astray after a lie!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7 - “See the man who would not make
God his refuge,
but trusted in the abundance of his riches
and sought refuge in his own destruction!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 - Those of low estate are but a breath;
those of high estate are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
they are together lighter than a breath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:33 - So he made their days vanish like[fn] a breath,[fn]
and their years in terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:37 - Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
and give me life in your ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:20 - They speak against you with malicious intent;
your enemies take your name in vain.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:4 - Man is like a breath;
his days are like a passing shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:8 - whose mouths speak lies
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:11 - Rescue me and deliver me
from the hand of foreigners,
whose mouths speak lies
and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:8 - Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity,
and the rod of his fury will fail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:2 - Vanity[fn] of vanities, says the Preacher,
vanity of vanities! All is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I have seen everything that is done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity[fn] and a striving after wind.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:1 - I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - Then I considered all that my hands had done and the toil I had expended in doing it, and behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was nothing to be gained under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Then I said in my heart, “What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?” And I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:17 - So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - and who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will be master of all for which I toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21 - because sometimes a person who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave everything to be enjoyed by someone who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23 - For all his days are full of sorrow, and his work is a vexation. Even in the night his heart does not rest. This also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - For to the one who pleases him God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given the business of gathering and collecting, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:19 - For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:4 - Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity[fn] and a striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:7 - Again, I saw vanity under the sun:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:8 - one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:16 - There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:7 - For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity;[fn] but[fn] God is the one you must fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:10 - He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity;[fn] it is a grievous evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:4 - For it comes in vanity and goes in darkness, and in darkness its name is covered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:9 - Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:11 - The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:12 - For who knows what is good for man while he lives the few days of his vain[fn] life, which he passes like a shadow? For who can tell man what will be after him under the sun?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6 - For as the crackling of thorns under a pot,
so is the laughter of the fools;
this also is vanity.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:15 - In my vain[fn] life I have seen everything. There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:10 - Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and were praised[fn] in the city where they had done such things. This also is vanity.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:14 - There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked, and there are wicked people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:2 - It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil,[fn] to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:9 - Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain[fn] life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:8 - So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:10 - Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain[fn] from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:8 - Vanity[fn] of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
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