mataios describes what proves empty or ineffective, from faith without resurrection to inherited conduct and disputes.

The attested use describes things shown to be empty, ineffective, or without profit: faith if Christ has not been raised, the reasonings of the wise, unbridled religion, inherited conduct, things from which people should turn, and law-related disputes.

1. Empty or ineffective in what it concerns · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 15:17, the nominative singular feminine form occurs in the conditional statement that faith is empty if Christ has not been raised; the APB renders the clause "your faith is futile." In 1 Corinthians 3:20 and James 1:26, the plural masculine and nominative singular feminine forms characterize the wise persons' reasonings and religion without a bridled tongue; the APB renders both as "futile." The same assessment extends to inherited conduct in 1 Peter 1:18, to "these vain things" from which hearers should turn in Acts 14:15, and to controversies, genealogies, quarrels, and fights in Titus 3:9.

   1 Corinthians 15:171 Corinthians 3:20James 1:261 Peter 1:18Acts 14:15Titus 3:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB usually presents the term with "futile," while Acts 14:15 has "vain things" and Titus 3:9 adds "unprofitable and futile." These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.