μάταιος
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Abbott-Smith: A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament
μάταιος, -ον
(as in Att.., but -αία, -αιον, 1 Kor 15,17, 1 Pet 1,18; μάτην), [in LXX for שָׁוְא, הֶבֶל, כָּזָב, etc. ;]
vain, useless: ἀνωφελὴς κ. μ., Tit 3,9 πίστις, 1 Kor 15,17 θρησκεία, Jak 1,26 διαλογισμοί, 1 Kor 3,20 (LXX); ἀναστροφή, 1 Pet 1,18 of idols and heathen gods, τὰ μ. (Jer 2,5, 2 Kong 17,15, al.): ApG 14,15
SYN.: κενός, q.v
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Kilder: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain. Kort dansk betydning: Brugbibelens bearbejdning af Strong's ordliste. Forekomster: Nestle 1904.