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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, (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.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:2 -

You sons of man, how long will my [fn]honor be treated as an insult?

How long will you love what is worthless and strive for a lie? Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:4 -

I do not sit with [fn]deceitful people,

Nor will I go with [fn]pretenders.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 -

I hate those who devote themselves to worthless [fn]idols,

But I trust in the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 -

Those who seek my life lay snares for me;

And those who seek to injure me have [fn]threatened destruction,

And they plot deception all day long.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5 -

“Behold, You have made my days like [fn]hand widths,

And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;

Certainly all mankind standing is [fn]a mere breath. Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:4 -

How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust,

And has not turned to the [fn]proud, nor to those who become involved in falsehood.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7 -

“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge,

But trusted in the abundance of his riches

And was strong in [fn]his evil desire.”

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 -

People of low standing are only breath, and people of rank are a lie;

In the balances they go up.

Together they are lighter than breath.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:33 -

So He brought their days to an end in futility,

And their years to an end in sudden terror.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:37 -

Turn my eyes away from looking at what is worthless,

And revive me in Your ways.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:20 -

For they speak [fn]against You wickedly,

And Your enemies [fn]take Your name in vain.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:4 -

Man is like the breath;

His days are like a passing shadow.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:8 -

Whose mouth speaks deceit,

And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:11 -

Rescue me and save me from the hand of foreigners,

Whose mouth speaks deceit

And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:8 -

One who sows injustice will reap disaster,

And the rod of his fury will perish.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:2 -

“Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher,

“Futility of futilities! All is futility.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is futility and striving after wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:1 -

I said [fn]to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So [fn]enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - So I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had [fn]exerted, and behold, all was futility and striving after wind, and there was no benefit under the sun.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Then I said [fn]to myself, “As is the fate of the fool, it will also happen to me. Why then have I been extremely wise?” So [fn]I said to myself, “This too is futility.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:17 - So I hated life, for the work which had been done under the sun was [fn]unhappy to me; because everything is futility and striving after wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who knows whether he will be wise or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is futility.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21 - When there is a person who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and then gives his [fn]legacy to one who has not labored for it; this too is futility and a great evil.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23 - Because all his days his activity is painful and irritating; even at night his [fn]mind does not rest. This too is futility.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - For to a person who is good in His sight, He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is futility and striving after wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:19 - For the fate of the sons of mankind and the fate of animals [fn]is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath, and there is no advantage for mankind over animals, for all is futility.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:4 -

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a person and his neighbor. This too is futility and striving after wind.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:7 -

Then I looked again at futility under the sun.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:8 - There was a man without a [fn]dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches, and he never asked, “And for whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?” This too is futility, and it is an unhappy task.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:16 - There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them. Even the ones who will come later will not be happy with him; for this too is futility and striving after wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:7 - For in many dreams and in many words there is futility. Rather, [fn]fear God.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:10 -

One who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor one who loves abundance with its income. This too is futility.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - a person to whom God has given riches, wealth, and honor, so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God has not given him the opportunity to [fn]enjoy these things, but a foreigner [fn]enjoys them. This is futility and a severe affliction.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:4 - for a miscarriage comes in futility and goes into darkness; and its name is covered in darkness.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:9 - What the eyes see is better than what the soul [fn]desires. This too is futility and striving after wind.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:11 - For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a person?
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:12 - For who knows what is good for a person during his lifetime, during the few [fn]years of his futile life? He will [fn]spend them like a shadow. For who can tell a person what will happen after him under the sun?
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6 -

For as the [fn]crackling of thorn bushes under a pot,

So is the laughter of the fool;

And this too is futility.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:15 -

I have seen everything during my [fn]lifetime of futility; there is a righteous person who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked person who prolongs his life in his wickedness.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:10 -

So then, I have seen the wicked buried, those who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they are soon forgotten in the city where they did such things. This too is futility.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:14 -

There is futility which is done on the earth, that is, there are righteous people to whom it [fn]happens according to the deeds of the wicked. On the other hand, there are evil people to whom it [fn]happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I say that this too is futility.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:2 -

It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and the unclean; for the person who offers a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good person is, so is the sinner; the one who swears an oath is just as the one who [fn]is afraid to swear an oath.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:9 - [fn]Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your futile life which He has given you under the sun, [fn]all the days of your futility; for this is your reward in life and in your work which you have labored under the sun.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:8 - Indeed, if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be futility.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:10 - So remove [fn]sorrow from your heart and keep [fn]pain away from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are [fn]fleeting.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:8 - “Futility of futilities,” says the Preacher, “all is futility!”
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