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ματαιότης

Lemmaματαιότης
Citation formματαιότης, ητος, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossvanity, purposelessness
Strong’sG3153
Transliterationmataiótēs
Definitioninutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity
KJV glosses:--vanity.
Derivationfrom
SBLGNT occurrences3

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ματαιότητι
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Romans 8:20
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Ephesians 4:17
ματαιότητος
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — 2 Peter 2:18

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ματαιοτης.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ματαιότης with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.