STRONGS G3153:
ματαιότης,
ματαιότητος,
ἡ (
μάταιος, which see), a purely Biblical and ecclesiastical word ((
Pollux 50:6 c. 32 § 134)); the
Sept. for
הֶבֶל (often in Ecclesiastes), also for
שָׁוְא, etc.;
vanity;
a. what is devoid of truth and appropriateness:
ὑπέρογκα ματαιότητος (genitive of quality),
2 Peter 2:18.
b. perverseness, depravation:
τοῦ νως,
Ephesians 4:17.
c. frailty, want of vigor:
Romans 8:20.
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