ⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ, ⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ (Jer 23 16, Ez 13 19) B nn, sg & pl, a. vanity, emptiness: Ps 5 10 (S ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ), 61 10 (S ⲛⲟⲩϫ), Is 30 7 (S ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩ.), ib 15 (S ϫⲓⲛϫⲏ), 1 Cor 15 17 (SF ϣⲟⲩ.), Ja 1 26 (SA ϣⲟⲩ.) μάταιος; Ps 38 6 (S do) ματαιότης; Va 57 134 ϩⲁⲛ.ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ εἰκῆ καὶ μάτην; MIE 2 403 ⲟⲩⲉ.ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ. b. adj, vain, empty: Ex 23 1 (S ϣⲟⲩ.), Jer 10 15 (S do), Mic 1 14 (SA do) μάταιος; Miss 4 205 misled by ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲉ. c. advb, vainly, in vain: Ps 38 7, Is 41 29, Mt 15 9 μάτην; Ps 126 1, Jer 8 8 εἰς μάτην (all S ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ); MG 25 212 ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲉⲕϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲉ. (sic MS) εἰς κενόν; Cat 9 ϩⲓⲕⲏ (εἰκῆ) ⲅⲁⲣⲡⲉ ⲉ. (cf Mt 5 22).
ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ nn f, vanity, emptiness: Ex 20 7, Lev 17 7, Is 30 15, Jon 2 9 μάταιος; Ps 4 3, Ro 8 20 (all S ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ), Ps 61 10 (S ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲁ) ματαιότης; Job 30 16, Ps 88 48 (S ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ) ματαίως; Ps 23 4 ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙ. = S ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲁ ἐπὶ ματαίῳ;
ⲉⲣ ⲉⲫ., act vainly, be vain, empty: Jer 28 17, Ro 1 21 (S ⲣ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ) ματαιοῦν.
