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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.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:20 -

And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” And he [fn]answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the sight of Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 -

For without cause they hid their net for me;

Without cause they dug a [fn]pit for my soul.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6 -

“Surely every man walks about as [fn]a shadow;

Surely they make an uproar in vain;

He piles up riches and does not know who will gather them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 -

“With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity;

You consume as a moth what is precious to him;

Surely every man is vanity. Selah.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 -

And [fn]when he comes to see me, he speaks [fn]worthlessness;

His heart gathers wickedness to itself;

When he goes outside, he speaks it.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:9 -

But those who seek my [fn]life to destroy it,

Will go into the [fn]depths of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 -

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

Unless Yahweh builds the house,

They labor in vain who build it;

Unless Yahweh watches the city,

The watchman keeps awake in vain.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2 -

It is in vain that you rise up early,

That you sit out late,

O you who eat the bread of [fn]painful labors;

For in this manner, He gives sleep to His beloved.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30 -

Do not contend with a man without cause,

If he has dealt you no [fn]harm.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3 -

“I, Yahweh, am its keeper;

I water it every moment.

Lest anyone [fn]damage it,

I keep it night and day.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 -

“I will make justice the measuring line

And righteousness the level;

Then hail will sweep away the refuge of falsehood,

And the waters will overflow the secret place.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:13 -

Then the Lord said,

“Because this people draw near with their mouth

And honor Me with their lips,

But they remove their hearts far from Me,

And their fear of Me is in the command of men learned by rote,

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:4 -

“For their princes are at Zoan

And their messengers reach Hanes.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:29 -

“Behold, all of them are [fn]false;

Their works are non-existent;

Their molten images are wind and utter formlessness.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:30 -

“In vain I have struck your sons;

They received no discipline.

Your sword has devoured your prophets

Like a destroying lion.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30 -

And you, O devastated one, what will you do?

Although you dress in scarlet,

Although you decorate yourself with ornaments of gold,

Although you enlarge your eyes with paint,

In vain you make yourself beautiful.

Your [fn]lovers despise you;

They seek your life.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8 -

“How can you say, ‘We are wise,

And the law of Yahweh is with us’?

But behold, the lying pen of the scribes

Has made it into a lie.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:23 - “Then they will comfort you when you see their way and actions, so you will know that I have not done in vain all that I did [fn]to it,” declares Lord Yahweh.
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