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Koine Greek wordlink #152253

SR GNT 2Pet 2:18 ματαιότητος (mataiotaʸtos) ‘arrogant messages for of uselessness speaking they are enticing with’ Strongs=31530 Lemma=mataiotēs
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular

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Only use of identical word form ματαιότητος (N-GFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ματαιότητος’ (N-GFS) is always and only glossed as ‘of uselessness’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘mataiotēs’ have 3 different glosses: ‘the uselessness’, ‘of uselessness’, ‘uselessness’.

Greek words (2) other than ματαιότητος (N-GFS) with a gloss related to ‘uselessness’

ROM 8:20 ματαιότητι (mataiotaʸti) N-DFS ‘to the for uselessness the creation was subjected’ SR GNT Rom 8:20 word 3

EPH 4:17 ματαιότητι (mataiotaʸti) N-DFS ‘pagans is walking in the uselessness of the mind of them’ SR GNT Eph 4:17 word 18

Key: N=noun DFS=dative,feminine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular