μάταιοςmátaios

Meanings

Same root

• μάτηνmátēn · G3155folly, i.e. (adverbially) to no purpose
• ματαιόωmataióō · G3154to render (passively, become) foolish, i.e. (morally) wicked or (specially), idolatrous
• ματαιότηςmataiótēs · G3153inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity
• ματαιολόγοςmataiológos · G3151an idle (i.e. senseless or mischievous) talker, i.e. a wrangler

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

• Acts 14:15 “Friends, why are you doing this? We are merely human beings—just like you! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things and turn to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.
• 1 Corinthians 3:20 And again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise; he knows they are worthless.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:17 And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins.
• Titus 3:9 Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These things are useless and a waste of time.
• James 1:26 If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
• 1 Peter 1:18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value.