ματαιότης mataiótēs

Greek · Strong's G3153 · used 3 times in 3 verses

Meaning

inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity

In the King James Version: vanity

Derivation: from G3152 (μάταιος);

Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope
Ephesians 4:17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.
2 Peter 2:18 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.