μάταιος,
μάταια (
1 Corinthians 15:17; (
1 Peter 1:18)),
μάταιον, also
μάταιος,
μάταιον (
James 1:26;
Titus 3:9) (cf.
WHs Appendix, p. 157;
Winer's Grammar, § 11, 1) (from
μάτην), the
Sept. for
הֶבֶל,
שָׁוְא,
כָּזָב (a lie), etc.; as in secular authors (Latin
canus)
devoid of force, truth, success, result (
A. V. uniformly
vain): universally,
ἡ θρησκεία,
James 1:26;
useless, to no purpose, ἡ πίστις,
1 Corinthians 15:17; foolish,
διαλογισμοί,
1 Corinthians 3:20;
ζητήσεις,
Titus 3:9; given to vain things and leading away from salvation,
ἀναστροφή,
1 Peter 1:18.
τά μάταια,
vain things, vanities, of heathen deities and their worship (
הֶבֶל,
Jeremiah 2:5;
Jeremiah 10:3;
הַהֶבֶל אַחֲרֵי יָלַך,
πορεύεσθαι ὀπίσω τῶν ματαίων,
2 Kings 17:15;
הֲבָלִים,
μάταια,
Jeremiah 8:19;
εἴδωλα,
Deuteronomy 32:21;
Jeremiah 14:22):
Acts 14:15. (Cf.
Trench, Synonyms, § xlix.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Deuteronomy
-
32:21
- 2 Kings
-
17:15
- Jeremiah
-
2:5; 8:19; 10:3; 14:22
- Acts
-
14:15
- 1 Corinthians
-
3:20; 15:17; 15:17
- Titus
-
3:9; 3:9
- James
-
1:26; 1:26
- 1 Peter
-
1:18; 1:18
