Greek word study

μάταιοςmátaios — vain, unproductive, godless

vain, unreal, ineffectual, unproductive; practically: godless.

Translated in the King James as: vain, vanity

Appears 6 times in Scripture

Origin: from the base of G3155 (μάτην);

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Where it appears

Acts — 1×
Acts 14:15
1 Corinthians — 2×
1 Cor 3:201 Cor 15:17
Titus — 1×
Titus 3:9
James — 1×
James 1:26
1 Peter — 1×
1 Pet 1:18

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