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Lexicon :: Strong's G3152 - mataios

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μάταιος
Transliteration
mataios (Key)
Pronunciation
mat'-ah-yos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From the base of μάτην (G3155)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:519,571

Trench's Synonyms: xlix. κενός, μάταιος.

Strong’s Definitions

μάταιος mátaios, mat'-ah-yos; from the base of G3155; empty, i.e. (literally) profitless, or (specially), an idol:—vain, vanity.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G3152 in the following manner: vain (5x), vanities (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G3152 in the following manner: vain (5x), vanities (1x).

  1. devoid of force, truth, success, result

  2. useless, of no purpose

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάταιος mátaios, mat'-ah-yos; from the base of G3155; empty, i.e. (literally) profitless, or (specially), an idol:—vain, vanity.
STRONGS G3152:
μάταιος, μάταια (1 Corinthians 15:17; (1 Peter 1:18)), μάταιον, also μάταιος, μάταιον (James 1:26; Titus 3:9) (cf. WHs Appendix, p. 157; Winer's Grammar, § 11, 1) (from μάτην), the Sept. for הֶבֶל, שָׁוְא, כָּזָב (a lie), etc.; as in secular authors (Latincanus) devoid of force, truth, success, result (A. V. uniformly vain): universally, ἡ θρησκεία, James 1:26; useless, to no purpose, ἡ πίστις, 1 Corinthians 15:17; foolish, διαλογισμοί, 1 Corinthians 3:20; ζητήσεις, Titus 3:9; given to vain things and leading away from salvation, ἀναστροφή, 1 Peter 1:18. τά μάταια, vain things, vanities, of heathen deities and their worship (הֶבֶל, Jeremiah 2:5; Jeremiah 10:3; הַהֶבֶל אַחֲרֵי יָלַך, πορεύεσθαι ὀπίσω τῶν ματαίων, 2 Kings 17:15; הֲבָלִים, μάταια, Jeremiah 8:19; εἴδωλα, Deuteronomy 32:21; Jeremiah 14:22): Acts 14:15. (Cf. Trench, Synonyms, § xlix.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
32:21
2 Kings
17:15
Jeremiah
2:5; 8:19; 10:3; 14:22
Acts
14:15
1 Corinthians
3:20; 15:17; 15:17
Titus
3:9; 3:9
James
1:26; 1:26
1 Peter
1:18; 1:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3152 matches the Greek μάταιος (mataios),
which occurs 73 times in 68 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 20:7–Eze 8:10)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:7 - οὐ λήμψῃ τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου ἐπὶ ματαίῳ G3152 οὐ γὰρ μὴ καθαρίσῃ κύριος τὸν λαμβάνοντα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ ματαίῳ G3152

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:1 - οὐ παραδέξῃ ἀκοὴν ματαίαν G3152 οὐ συγκαταθήσῃ μετὰ τοῦ ἀδίκου γενέσθαι μάρτυς ἄδικος

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:7 - καὶ οὐ θύσουσιν ἔτι τὰς θυσίας αὐτῶν τοῖς ματαίοις G3152 οἷς αὐτοὶ ἐκπορνεύουσιν ὀπίσω αὐτῶν νόμιμον αἰώνιον ἔσται ὑμῖν εἰς τὰς γενεὰς ὑμῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:11 - οὐ λήμψῃ τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου ἐπὶ ματαίῳ G3152 οὐ γὰρ μὴ καθαρίσῃ κύριος τὸν λαμβάνοντα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ ματαίῳ G3152

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:2 - ἀνθ᾽ ὧν ὕψωσά σε ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἔδωκά σε ἡγούμενον ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν μου Ισραηλ καὶ ἐπορεύθης ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ Ιεροβοαμ καὶ ἐξήμαρτες τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ισραηλ τοῦ παροργίσαι με ἐν τοῖς ματαίοις G3152 αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:13 - περὶ πασῶν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν Βαασα καὶ Ηλα τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ ὡς ἐξήμαρτεν τὸν Ισραηλ τοῦ παροργίσαι κύριον τὸν θεὸν Ισραηλ ἐν τοῖς ματαίοις G3152 αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 16:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:26 - καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἐν πάσῃ ὁδῷ Ιεροβοαμ υἱοῦ Ναβατ καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις αὐτοῦ αἷς ἐξήμαρτεν τὸν Ισραηλ τοῦ παροργίσαι τὸν κύριον θεὸν Ισραηλ ἐν τοῖς ματαίοις G3152 αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:25 - (LXX 20:25)πλὴν ματαίως G3152 Αχααβ ὡς ἐπράθη ποιῆσαι τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου ὡς μετέθηκεν αὐτὸν Ιεζαβελ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:15 - καὶ τὰ μαρτύρια αὐτοῦ ὅσα διεμαρτύρατο αὐτοῖς οὐκ ἐφύλαξαν καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὀπίσω τῶν ματαίων G3152 καὶ ἐματαιώθησαν καὶ ὀπίσω τῶν ἐθνῶν τῶν περικύκλῳ αὐτῶν ὧν ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς τοῦ μὴ ποιῆσαι κατὰ ταῦτα

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:15 - καὶ κατέστησεν ἑαυτῷ ἱερεῖς τῶν ὑψηλῶν καὶ τοῖς εἰδώλοις καὶ τοῖς ματαίοις G3152 καὶ τοῖς μόσχοις ἃ ἐποίησεν Ιεροβοαμ

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:18 - εἰς κενὰ καὶ μάταια G3152 ἐκοπίασεν πλοῦτον ἐξ οὗ οὐ γεύσεται ὥσπερ στρίφνος ἀμάσητος ἀκατάποτος

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:16 - καὶ Ιωβ ματαίως G3152 ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγνωσίᾳ ῥήματα βαρύνει

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:7 - (LXX 3:8)ἀνάστα κύριε σῶσόν με ὁ θεός μου ὅτι σὺ ἐπάταξας πάντας τοὺς ἐχθραίνοντάς μοι ματαίως G3152 ὀδόντας ἁμαρτωλῶν συνέτριψας

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:9 - (LXX 5:10)ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν ἀλήθεια ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν ματαία G3152 τάφος ἀνεῳγμένος ὁ λάρυγξ αὐτῶν ταῖς γλώσσαις αὐτῶν ἐδολιοῦσαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:2 - (LXX 11:3)μάταια G3152 ἐλάλησεν ἕκαστος πρὸς τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ χείλη δόλια ἐν καρδίᾳ καὶ ἐν καρδίᾳ ἐλάλησαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 24:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:4 - (LXX 23:4)ἀθῷος χερσὶν καὶ καθαρὸς τῇ καρδίᾳ ὃς οὐκ ἔλαβεν ἐπὶ ματαίῳ G3152 τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ὤμοσεν ἐπὶ δόλῳ τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:11 - (LXX 59:13)δὸς ἡμῖν βοήθειαν ἐκ θλίψεως καὶ ματαία G3152 σωτηρία ἀνθρώπου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:9 - (LXX 61:10)πλὴν μάταιοι G3152 οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ψευδεῖς οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐν ζυγοῖς τοῦ ἀδικῆσαι αὐτοὶ ἐκ ματαιότητος ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:13 - (LXX 72:13)καὶ εἶπα ἄρα ματαίως G3152 ἐδικαίωσα τὴν καρδίαν μου καὶ ἐνιψάμην ἐν ἀθῴοις τὰς χεῖράς μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:47

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:47 - (LXX 88:48)μνήσθητι τίς μου ἡ ὑπόστασις μὴ γὰρ ματαίως G3152 ἔκτισας πάντας τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:11 - (LXX 93:11)κύριος γινώσκει τοὺς διαλογισμοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων ὅτι εἰσὶν μάταιοι G3152

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:12 - (LXX 107:13)δὸς ἡμῖν βοήθειαν ἐκ θλίψεως καὶ ματαία G3152 σωτηρία ἀνθρώπου

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - ὁ ἐργαζόμενος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γῆν ἐμπλησθήσεται ἄρτων οἱ δὲ διώκοντες μάταια G3152 ἐνδεεῖς φρενῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:6 - ὁ ἐνεργῶν θησαυρίσματα γλώσσῃ ψευδεῖ μάταια G3152 διώκει ἐπὶ παγίδας θανάτου

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:2 - ὥσπερ ὄρνεα πέταται καὶ στρουθοί οὕτως ἀρὰ ματαία G3152 οὐκ ἐπελεύσεται οὐδενί

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:8 - μάταιον G3152 λόγον καὶ ψευδῆ μακράν μου ποίησον πλοῦτον δὲ καὶ πενίαν μή μοι δῷς σύνταξον δέ μοι τὰ δέοντα καὶ τὰ αὐτάρκη

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:30 - ψευδεῖς ἀρέσκειαι καὶ μάταιον G3152 κάλλος γυναικός γυνὴ γὰρ συνετὴ εὐλογεῖται φόβον δὲ κυρίου αὕτη αἰνείτω

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:13 - οὐ προσθήσεσθε ἐὰν φέρητε σεμίδαλιν μάταιον G3152 θυμίαμα βδέλυγμά μοί ἐστιν τὰς νουμηνίας ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ σάββατα καὶ ἡμέραν μεγάλην οὐκ ἀνέχομαι νηστείαν καὶ ἀργίαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:20 - τῇ γὰρ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐκβαλεῖ ἄνθρωπος τὰ βδελύγματα αὐτοῦ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ καὶ τὰ χρυσᾶ ἃ ἐποίησαν προσκυνεῖν τοῖς ματαίοις G3152 καὶ ταῖς νυκτερίσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:2 - μάταια G3152 ἐνεπλήσθη ἡ πόλις βοώντων οἱ τραυματίαι σου οὐ τραυματίαι μαχαίρας οὐδὲ οἱ νεκροί σου νεκροὶ πολέμου

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:29 - καὶ ταῦτα παρὰ κυρίου σαβαωθ ἐξῆλθεν τὰ τέρατα βουλεύσασθε ὑψώσατε ματαίαν G3152 παράκλησιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:8 - καὶ ἔσονται ὡς οἱ ἐν ὕπνῳ πίνοντες καὶ ἔσθοντες καὶ ἐξαναστάντων μάταιον G3152 αὐτῶν τὸ ἐνύπνιον καὶ ὃν τρόπον ἐνυπνιάζεται ὁ διψῶν ὡς πίνων καὶ ἐξαναστὰς ἔτι διψᾷ ἡ δὲ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ εἰς κενὸν ἤλπισεν οὕτως ἔσται ὁ πλοῦτος πάντων τῶν ἐθνῶν ὅσοι ἐπεστράτευσαν ἐπὶ τὸ ὄρος Σιων

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:7 - Αἰγύπτιοι μάταια G3152 καὶ κενὰ ὠφελήσουσιν ὑμᾶς ἀπάγγειλον αὐτοῖς ὅτι ματαία G3152 ἡ παράκλησις ὑμῶν αὕτη

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:15 - οὕτω λέγει κύριος ὁ ἅγιος τοῦ Ισραηλ ὅταν ἀποστραφεὶς στενάξῃς τότε σωθήσῃ καὶ γνώσῃ ποῦ ἦσθα ὅτε ἐπεποίθεις ἐπὶ τοῖς ματαίοις G3152 ματαία G3152 ἡ ἰσχὺς ὑμῶν ἐγενήθη καὶ οὐκ ἠβούλεσθε ἀκούειν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:28 - καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ ὡς ὕδωρ ἐν φάραγγι σῦρον ἥξει ἕως τοῦ τραχήλου καὶ διαιρεθήσεται τοῦ ἔθνη ταράξαι ἐπὶ πλανήσει ματαίᾳ G3152 καὶ διώξεται αὐτοὺς πλάνησις καὶ λήμψεται αὐτοὺς κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:2 - καὶ αὐτὸς σοφὸς ἦγεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς κακά καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ οὐ μὴ ἀθετηθῇ καὶ ἐπαναστήσεται ἐπ᾽ οἴκους ἀνθρώπων πονηρῶν καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν ἐλπίδα αὐτῶν τὴν ματαίαν G3152

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - ὁ γὰρ μωρὸς μωρὰ λαλήσει καὶ ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ μάταια G3152 νοήσει τοῦ συντελεῖν ἄνομα καὶ λαλεῖν πρὸς κύριον πλάνησιν τοῦ διασπεῖραι ψυχὰς πεινώσας καὶ τὰς ψυχὰς τὰς διψώσας κενὰς ποιῆσαι

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:11 - νῦν ὄψεσθε νῦν αἰσθηθήσεσθε ματαία G3152 ἔσται ἡ ἰσχὺς τοῦ πνεύματος ὑμῶν πῦρ ὑμᾶς κατέδεται

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:9 - οἱ πλάσσοντες καὶ γλύφοντες πάντες μάταιοι G3152 οἱ ποιοῦντες τὰ καταθύμια αὐτῶν ἃ οὐκ ὠφελήσει αὐτούς ἀλλὰ αἰσχυνθήσονται

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:19 - οὐκ ἐν κρυφῇ λελάληκα οὐδὲ ἐν τόπῳ γῆς σκοτεινῷ οὐκ εἶπα τῷ σπέρματι Ιακωβ μάταιον G3152 ζητήσατε ἐγώ εἰμι ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος λαλῶν δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἀναγγέλλων ἀλήθειαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:4 - καὶ ἐγὼ εἶπα κενῶς ἐκοπίασα καὶ εἰς μάταιον G3152 καὶ εἰς οὐδὲν ἔδωκα τὴν ἰσχύν μου διὰ τοῦτο ἡ κρίσις μου παρὰ κυρίῳ καὶ ὁ πόνος μου ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - οὐδεὶς λαλεῖ δίκαια οὐδὲ ἔστιν κρίσις ἀληθινή πεποίθασιν ἐπὶ ματαίοις G3152 καὶ λαλοῦσιν κενά ὅτι κύουσιν πόνον καὶ τίκτουσιν ἀνομίαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:5 - τάδε λέγει κύριος τί εὕροσαν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἐν ἐμοὶ πλημμέλημα ὅτι ἀπέστησαν μακρὰν ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ὀπίσω τῶν ματαίων G3152 καὶ ἐματαιώθησαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:19 - ἰδοὺ φωνὴ κραυγῆς θυγατρὸς λαοῦ μου ἀπὸ γῆς μακρόθεν μὴ κύριος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν Σιων ἢ βασιλεὺς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκεῖ διὰ τί παρώργισάν με ἐν τοῖς γλυπτοῖς αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν ματαίοις G3152 ἀλλοτρίοις

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:3 - ὅτι τὰ νόμιμα τῶν ἐθνῶν μάταια G3152 ξύλον ἐστὶν ἐκ τοῦ δρυμοῦ ἐκκεκομμένον ἔργον τέκτονος καὶ χώνευμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:15 - μάταιά G3152 ἐστιν ἔργα ἐμπεπαιγμένα ἐν καιρῷ ἐπισκοπῆς αὐτῶν ἀπολοῦνται

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:18 - (LXX 28:18)μάταιά G3152 ἐστιν ἔργα μεμωκημένα ἐν καιρῷ ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῶν ἀπολοῦνται

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:14 - προφῆταί σου εἴδοσάν σοι μάταια G3152 καὶ ἀφροσύνην καὶ οὐκ ἀπεκάλυψαν ἐπὶ τὴν ἀδικίαν σου τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι αἰχμαλωσίαν σου καὶ εἴδοσάν σοι λήμματα μάταια G3152 καὶ ἐξώσματα

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:17 - ἔτι ὄντων ἡμῶν ἐξέλιπον οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν μάταια G3152 ἀποσκοπευόντων ἡμῶν ἀπεσκοπεύσαμεν εἰς ἔθνος οὐ σῷζον

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 8:10 - καὶ εἰσῆλθον καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἰδοὺ μάταια G3152 βδελύγματα καὶ πάντα τὰ εἴδωλα οἴκου Ισραηλ διαγεγραμμένα ἐπ᾽ αὐτοῦ κύκλῳ

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