ματαιότηςmataiótēs
vanity, emptiness, frailty, folly: Romans 8:20, 2 Peter 2:18; τ.
Greek (New Testament) · G3153
Meanings
νοός, Ephesians 4:17 (elsewhere only in Pollux, 6, 134, and Eccl.).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Romans 8:20 Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope,
- Ephesians 4:17 With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused.
- 2 Peter 2:18 They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.