3152 – μάταιος (mataios)

vain


Type:
Adjective
Greek: μάταιος (mataios)
Pronunciation: mat-ah-yos
Gematria: 428(40 + 1 + 300 + 1 + 10 + 70 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From the base of G3155
Usage: 6 times in NT

Description

  1. Devoid of force, truth, success, result.
  2. Useless, of no purpose.


Word root

Word with mataios as root:

ματαιολόγοςmataiologosG3151vain talker
ματαιότηςmataiotesG3153vanity
ματαιόωmataiooG3154become vain

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into mataios :

אָ֫וֶןavenH0205evil
אַכְזִיבAchzivH0392Achzib
אֱלִילelilH0457idol
הֶ֫בֶלhevelH1892vanity
חַטָּאָהchataahH2403asin
חִנָּםchinamH2600for nothing
כָּזָבkazavH3577lie
רֵיקrejqH7386worthless
שָׁוְאshavH7723vanity
שָׂעִרsairH8163ahairy
תֹּ֫הוּtóhoH8414formlessness

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Adjective Adjective
gen. pl. neut. genitive plural Neutral
A-GPN-1
Adjective Adjective
gen. sing. genitive singular feminine
A-GSF-1
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. Nominative plural feminine
A-NPF-1
Adjective Adjective
nom. pl. Nominative plural masculine
A-NPM-1
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. Nominative singular feminine
A-NSF-2


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Usage in NT


1
2
1
1
1
Total    6

References (6 occurances in 6 verses)





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