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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

μάταιος

Lemmaμάταιος
Citation formμάταιος, α, ον
Part of speechadjective
Glossvain, unproductive, godless
Strong’sG3152
Transliterationmátaios
Definitionempty, i.e. (literally) profitless, or (specially), an idol
KJV glosses:--vain, vanity.
Derivationfrom the base of
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