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Lexicon :: Strong's G3155 - matēn

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μάτην
Transliteration
matēn (Key)
Pronunciation
mat'-ane
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Accus. of a derivative of the base of μασάομαι (G3145) (through the idea of tentative manipulation, i.e. unsuccessful search, or else of punishment)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
19x in 1 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:523,571

Strong’s Definitions

μάτην mátēn, mat'-ane; accusative case of a derivative of the base of G3145 (through the idea of tentative manipulation, i.e. unsuccessful search, or else of punishment); folly, i.e. (adverbially) to no purpose:—in vain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3155 in the following manner: in vain (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3155 in the following manner: in vain (2x).

  1. in vain, fruitlessly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μάτην mátēn, mat'-ane; accusative case of a derivative of the base of G3145 (through the idea of tentative manipulation, i.e. unsuccessful search, or else of punishment); folly, i.e. (adverbially) to no purpose:—in vain.
STRONGS G3155:
μάτην (accusative (cf. Winers Grammar, 230 (216); Buttmann, § 131, 12) of μάτη, equivalent to ματία, a futile attempt, folly, fault), adverb, from Pindar, Aeschylus down, in vain, fruitlessly: Matthew 15:9 and Mark 7:7, after Isaiah 29:13 the Sept..
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
29:13
Matthew
15:9
Mark
7:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3155 matches the Greek μάτην (matēn),
which occurs 19 times in 18 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:20 - (LXX 20:20) And Achaab said to Eliu, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? and he said, I have found thee: because thou hast [fn]wickedly sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 - (LXX 34:7) For without cause they have hid for me their destructive snare: without a cause they have reproached my soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6 - (LXX 38:7) Surely man walks in a [fn]shadow; nay, he is disquieted in vain: he lays up treasures, and knows not for whom he shall gather them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 - (LXX 38:12) Thou chastenest man with rebukes for iniquity, and thou makest his life to consume away like a spider's web: nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 - (LXX 40:7) And if he came to see me, his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:9 - (LXX 62:10) But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into the lowest parts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 - (LXX 126:1) A Song of Degrees. Except the Lord build the house, they that build labour in vain: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman watches in vain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2 - (LXX 126:2) It is vain for you to rise early: ye rise up after resting, ye that eat the bread of grief; while he gives sleep to his beloved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30 - Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3 - I am a strong city, a city in a siege: in vain shall I water it; for it shall be taken by night, and by day the wall shall fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - And I will cause judgment to be for hope, and my compassion shall be for just measures, and ye that trust vainly in falsehood shall fall: for the storm shall by no means pass by you,

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:13 - And the Lord has said, [fn] This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and they honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me: but in vain do they worship me, teaching the commandments and doctrines of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:4 - For there are princes in Tanes, evil messengers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:29 - For these are your makers, as ye think, and they that cause you to err in vain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:30 - In vain have I smitten your children; ye have not received correction: a sword has devoured your prophets as a destroying lion; yet ye feared not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30 - And what wilt thou do? Though thou clothe thyself with scarlet, and adorn thyself with golden ornaments; though thou adorn thine eyes with stibium, thy beauty will be in vain: thy lovers have rejected thee, they seek thy life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8 - How will ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? In vain have the scribes used a false pen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:23 - And they shall comfort you, because ye shall see their ways and their thoughts: and ye shall know that I have not done in vain all that I have done in it, saith the Lord.
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