Word Study · Strong's G3153 · Greek

ματαιότης

mataiotes

mat-ah-yot'-ace

Strong's 1890 spelling: mataiótēs

“inutility”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity

Rendered in the KJV as

vanity.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

ματαιότητι2
ματαιότητος1

How it is rendered · 3

[the] futility1
futility1
of vanity1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1

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N-DSF · 2
N-GSF · 1

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Romans1 of 3 · 33%
Ephesians1 of 3 · 33%
2 Peter1 of 3 · 33%

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Romans1 occurrence

Romans 8:20ματαιότητιmataiotētinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularFor the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hopehere: futility

Ephesians1 occurrence

Ephesians 4:17ματαιότητιmataiotētinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularSo I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.here: [the] futility

2 Peter1 occurrence

2 Peter 2:18ματαιότητοςmataiotētosnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWith lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.here: of vanity

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