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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 - How long will you people ruin my reputation?
How long will you make groundless accusations?
How long will you continue your lies?
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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:4 - I do not spend time with liars
or go along with hypocrites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:6 - I hate those who worship worthless idols.
I trust in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:12 - Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me.
Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me.
All day long they plan their treachery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:5 - You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.”
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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:4 - Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD,
who have no confidence in the proud
or in those who worship idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:7 - “Look what happens to mighty warriors
who do not trust in God.
They trust their wealth instead
and grow more and more bold in their wickedness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 - Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,
and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
If you weigh them on the scales,
together they are lighter than a breath of air.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:33 - So he ended their lives in failure,
their years in terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:37 - Turn my eyes from worthless things,
and give me life through your word.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:20 - They blaspheme you;
your enemies misuse your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:4 - For they are like a breath of air;
their days are like a passing shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:8 - Their mouths are full of lies;
they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:11 - Save me!
Rescue me from the power of my enemies.
Their mouths are full of lies;
they swear to tell the truth, but they lie instead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:8 - Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster,
and their reign of terror will come to an end.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:2 - “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:14 - I observed everything going on under the sun, and really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:1 - I said to myself, “Come on, let’s try pleasure. Let’s look for the ‘good things’ in life.” But I found that this, too, was meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:11 - But as I looked at everything I had worked so hard to accomplish, it was all so meaningless—like chasing the wind. There was nothing really worthwhile anywhere.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Both will die. So I said to myself, “Since I will end up the same as the fool, what’s the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:17 - So I came to hate life because everything done here under the sun is so troubling. Everything is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:19 - And who can tell whether my successors will be wise or foolish? Yet they will control everything I have gained by my skill and hard work under the sun. How meaningless!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:21 - Some people work wisely with knowledge and skill, then must leave the fruit of their efforts to someone who hasn’t worked for it. This, too, is meaningless, a great tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23 - Their days of labor are filled with pain and grief; even at night their minds cannot rest. It is all meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:26 - God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:19 - For people and animals share the same fate—both breathe[fn] and both must die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:4 - Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:7 - I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:8 - This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:16 - Endless crowds stand around him,[fn] but then another generation grows up and rejects him, too. So it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:7 - Talk is cheap, like daydreams and other useless activities. Fear God instead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:10 - Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:2 - God gives some people great wealth and honor and everything they could ever want, but then he doesn’t give them the chance to enjoy these things. They die, and someone else, even a stranger, ends up enjoying their wealth! This is meaningless—a sickening tragedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:4 - His birth would have been meaningless, and he would have ended in darkness. He wouldn’t even have had a name,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:9 - Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:11 - The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:12 - In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6 - A fool’s laughter is quickly gone,
like thorns crackling in a fire.
This also is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:15 - I have seen everything in this meaningless life, including the death of good young people and the long life of wicked people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:10 - I have seen wicked people buried with honor. Yet they were the very ones who frequented the Temple and are now praised[fn] in the same city where they committed their crimes! This, too, is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:14 - And this is not all that is meaningless in our world. In this life, good people are often treated as though they were wicked, and wicked people are often treated as though they were good. This is so meaningless!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:2 - The same destiny ultimately awaits everyone, whether righteous or wicked, good or bad,[fn] ceremonially clean or unclean, religious or irreligious. Good people receive the same treatment as sinners, and people who make promises to God are treated like people who don’t.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:9 - Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:8 - When people live to be very old, let them rejoice in every day of life. But let them also remember there will be many dark days. Everything still to come is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:10 - So refuse to worry, and keep your body healthy. But remember that youth, with a whole life before you, is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:8 - “Everything is meaningless,” says the Teacher, “completely meaningless.”
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