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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 - You men, how long will you try to turn my honor into shame? How long will you love what is worthless and search for what is deceptive? (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:4 - I do not associate with deceitful men, or consort with those who are dishonest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 - I hate those who serve 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 try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5 - Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:4 - How blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD and does not seek help from the proud or from liars!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7 - "Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others."

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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 78:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:33 - So he caused them to die unsatisfied and filled with terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:37 - Turn my eyes away from what is worthless! Revive me with your word!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:20 - They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:4 - People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:8 - who speak lies, and make false promises.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:11 - Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:8 - The one who sows iniquity will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:2 - "Futile! Futile!" laments the Teacher, "Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I reflected on everything that is accomplished by man on earth, and I concluded: Everything he has accomplished is futile - like chasing the wind!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:1 - I thought to myself, "Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile." But I found that it also is futile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - Yet when I reflected on everything I had accomplished and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it, I concluded: "All these achievements and possessions are ultimately profitless - like chasing the wind! There is nothing gained from them on earth."

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - So I thought to myself, "The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?" So I lamented to myself, "The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:17 - So I loathed life because what happens on earth seems awful to me; for all the benefits of wisdom are futile - like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - Who knows if he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will be master over all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so wisely on earth! This also is futile!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21 - For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over the fruit of his labor as an inheritance to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23 - For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth - only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile - like chasing the wind!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:19 - For the fate of humans and the fate of animals are the same: As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath. There is no advantage for humans over animals, for both are fleeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:4 - Then I considered all the skillful work that is done: Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another. This also is profitless - like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:7 - So I again considered another futile thing on earth:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:8 - A man who is all alone with no companion, he has no children nor siblings; yet there is no end to all his toil, and he is never satisfied with riches. He laments, "For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?" This also is futile and a burdensome task!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:16 - There is no end to all the people nor to the past generations, yet future generations will not rejoice in him. This also is profitless and like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:7 - Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. Therefore, fear God!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:10 - The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet God does not enable him to enjoy the fruit of his labor - instead, someone else enjoys it! This is fruitless and a grave misfortune.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:4 - Though the stillborn child came into the world for no reason and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:9 - It is better to be content with what the eyes can see than for one's heart always to crave more. This continual longing is futile - like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:11 - The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:12 - For no one knows what is best for a person during his life - during the few days of his fleeting life - for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6 - For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:15 - During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:10 - Not only that, but I have seen the wicked approaching and entering the temple, and as they left the holy temple, they boasted in the city that they had done so. This also is an enigma.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:14 - Here is another enigma that occurs on earth: Sometimes there are righteous people who get what the wicked deserve, and sometimes there are wicked people who get what the righteous deserve. I said, "This also is an enigma."

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:2 - Everyone shares the same fate - the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the ceremonially clean and unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. What happens to the good person, also happens to the sinner; what happens to those who make vows, also happens to those who are afraid to make vows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:9 - Enjoy life with your beloved wife during all the days of your fleeting life that God has given you on earth during all your fleeting days; for that is your reward in life and in your burdensome work on earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:8 - So, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all, but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many - all that is about to come is obscure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:10 - Banish emotional stress from your mind. and put away pain from your body; for youth and the prime of life are fleeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:8 - "Absolutely futile!" laments the Teacher, "All of these things are futile!"
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