μάταιος mataios · G3152

futile

μάταιος, -ον; (as in Att.., but -αία, -αιον, 1Co.15:17, 1Pe.1:18; μάτην), [in LXX for שָׁוְא, הֶבֶל, כָּזָב, etc. ; ] ; vain, useless: ἀνωφελὴς κ. μ., Tit.3:9; πίστις, 1Co.15:17; θρησκεία, Jas.1:26; διαλογισμοί, 1Co.3:20 (LXX); ἀναστροφή, 1Pe.1:18; of idols and heathen gods, τὰ μ. (Jer.2:5, 4Ki.17:15, al.): Act.14:15 ; SYN.: κενός, q.v (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μάται-ος [μᾰ], α, ον ; []; also ος, ον[]: (μάτη):—; I vain, empty, idle: ; I.1 of words, acts, etc., μάταια νομίζομεν []; μ. λόγοι idle tales or words, [].; μ. ἔπεα[]; μ. ὑλάγματα, ποιφύγματα,[]; μ. εὐχή E.[same place]; μάταια βάζειν τινά []; μ. ἡδονή S.[same place]; δοξοσοφία []; τὰ μ. ἀναλώματα useless expenses, []; but also, μ. ἔπος a word of offence, []; I.2 of persons, empty, foolish, ματαιότεροι νόον []; φῦλον ματαιότατον []; worthless, []; II rash, irreverent, profane, frequently in []; …

Where it's used 6 times

Acts 14:15 · 1 Corinthians 3:20 · 1 Corinthians 15:17 · Titus 3:9 · James 1:26 · 1 Peter 1:18

Source: TBESG G3152; TFLSJ G3152

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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