2 Peter 2:18:32 Pet.2.18.W3TAB
ματαιότητος
mataiotêtos
“of emptiness”
- Transliteration
- ma-tai-O-tê-tos
- Extended
- mah-tai-OH-tê-tohs
- IPA
- /ma.taiˈo.tɛː.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- of emptiness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ma-tai-O-tê-tos
- sentence
hy-PE-rog-ka gar ma-tai-O-tê-tos phtheng-GO-me-noi de-le-A-zou-sin en e-pi-thy-MI-ais sar-KOS a-sel-GEI-ais tous o-LI-gôs a-po-PHEU-gon-tas tous en PLA-nê a-na-stre-pho-ME-nous
Root and etymology
mataiosm-a-t-a-i-o-s
“vain, empty, futile”
In context — 2 Peter 2:18
For, uttering overinflated claims marked by empty futility , they entice through fleshly desires and acts of sensuality those who are only just escaping from those living in error.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Peter 2:18, so the Greek word ματαιότητος (mataiotêtos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Pet.2.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.18.W3.S1) and character.