Original: μάταιος

Transliteration: mátaios

Phonetic: mat'-ah-yos

Short Definition: Vain

- Original: μάταιος

- Transliteration: Mataios

- Phonetic: mat'-ah-yos

- Definition:

1. devoid of force, truth, success, result

2. useless, of no purpose

- Origin: from the base of G3155

- TDNT entry: 12:39,6

- Part(s) of speech: Adjective

- Strong's: From the base of G3155; empty that is (literally) profitless or (specifically) an idol: - vain vanity.

Cognate: G3150, G3151, G3153, G3154, G3155