- Original: ματαιότης - Transliteration: Mataiotes - Phonetic: mat-ah-yot'-ace - Definition: 1. what is devoid of truth and appropriateness 2. perverseness, depravity 3. frailty, want of vigour - Origin: from G3152 - TDNT entry: 12:43,6 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G3152 ; inutility; figuratively transientness; morally depravity: - vanity. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • vanity, 3 Romans 8:20; Eph 4:17; 2 Peter 2:18