Word study · lex.G3153
ματαιότης mataiotēs
futility · emptiness
Team definition
Vanity, emptiness, frailty, folly (Abbott-Smith); in the LXX the usual word for Hebrew hevel, "vanity," in Ecclesiastes. In the NT Rom 8:20, "the creation was subjected to futility" (BSB); Eph 4:17 (of the mind); 2 Pet 2:18. See note.language.Rom.8.19-Rom.8.23.ktisis.
NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 3
Senses
1. futility Rom 8:20, Eph 4:17, 2 Pet 2:18
See also
Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. ματαιότης (G3153)
Dodson CC0 1.0 G3153
🔒︎ Thayer CC0 1.0 s.v. ματαιότης (G3153)
🔒︎ BDAG Copyrighted s.v. ματαιότης (not checked)
Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.
Related notes
ἡ κτίσις … τῇ ματαιότητι ὑπετάγη … συστενάζει (8:19–23) Rom 8:19; Rom 8:20; Rom 8:21; Rom 8:22; Rom 8:23