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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)
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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 Box 1Ki 21:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:20 - (LXX 20:20)καὶ εἶπεν Αχααβ πρὸς Ηλιου εἰ εὕρηκάς με ὁ ἐχθρός μου καὶ εἶπεν εὕρηκα διότι μάτην G3155 πέπρασαι ποιῆσαι τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον κυρίου παροργίσαι αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 - (LXX 34:7)ὅτι δωρεὰν ἔκρυψάν μοι διαφθορὰν παγίδος αὐτῶν μάτην G3155 ὠνείδισαν τὴν ψυχήν μου

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6 - (LXX 38:7)μέντοιγε ἐν εἰκόνι διαπορεύεται ἄνθρωπος πλὴν μάτην G3155 ταράσσονται θησαυρίζει καὶ οὐ γινώσκει τίνι συνάξει αὐτά

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 - (LXX 38:12)ἐν ἐλεγμοῖς ὑπὲρ ἀνομίας ἐπαίδευσας ἄνθρωπον καὶ ἐξέτηξας ὡς ἀράχνην τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ πλὴν μάτην G3155 ταράσσεται πᾶς ἄνθρωπος διάψαλμα

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 - (LXX 40:7)καὶ εἰ εἰσεπορεύετο τοῦ ἰδεῖν μάτην G3155 ἐλάλει ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ συνήγαγεν ἀνομίαν ἑαυτῷ ἐξεπορεύετο ἔξω καὶ ἐλάλει

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:9 - (LXX 62:10)αὐτοὶ δὲ εἰς μάτην G3155 ἐζήτησαν τὴν ψυχήν μου εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὰ κατώτατα τῆς γῆς

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 - (LXX 126:1)ᾠδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν τῷ Σαλωμων ἐὰν μὴ κύριος οἰκοδομήσῃ οἶκον εἰς μάτην G3155 ἐκοπίασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες αὐτόν ἐὰν μὴ κύριος φυλάξῃ πόλιν εἰς μάτην G3155 ἠγρύπνησεν ὁ φυλάσσων

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2 - (LXX 126:2)εἰς μάτην G3155 ὑμῖν ἐστιν τοῦ ὀρθρίζειν ἐγείρεσθαι μετὰ τὸ καθῆσθαι οἱ ἔσθοντες ἄρτον ὀδύνης ὅταν δῷ τοῖς ἀγαπητοῖς αὐτοῦ ὕπνον

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30 - μὴ φιλεχθρήσῃς πρὸς ἄνθρωπον μάτην G3155 μή τι εἰς σὲ ἐργάσηται κακόν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3 - ἐγὼ πόλις ἰσχυρά πόλις πολιορκουμένη μάτην G3155 ποτιῶ αὐτήν ἁλώσεται γὰρ νυκτός ἡμέρας δὲ πεσεῖται τὸ τεῖχος

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - καὶ θήσω κρίσιν εἰς ἐλπίδα ἡ δὲ ἐλεημοσύνη μου εἰς σταθμούς καὶ οἱ πεποιθότες μάτην G3155 ψεύδει ὅτι οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ὑμᾶς καταιγίς

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:13 - καὶ εἶπεν κύριος ἐγγίζει μοι ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τοῖς χείλεσιν αὐτῶν τιμῶσίν με ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ μάτην G3155 δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων καὶ διδασκαλίας

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:4 - ὅτι εἰσὶν ἐν Τάνει ἀρχηγοὶ ἄγγελοι πονηροί μάτην G3155 κοπιάσουσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:29 - εἰσὶν γὰρ οἱ ποιοῦντες ὑμᾶς καὶ μάτην G3155 οἱ πλανῶντες ὑμᾶς

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:30 - μάτην G3155 ἐπάταξα τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν παιδείαν οὐκ ἐδέξασθε μάχαιρα κατέφαγεν τοὺς προφήτας ὑμῶν ὡς λέων ὀλεθρεύων καὶ οὐκ ἐφοβήθητε

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30 - καὶ σὺ τί ποιήσεις ἐὰν περιβάλῃ κόκκινον καὶ κοσμήσῃ κόσμῳ χρυσῷ καὶ ἐὰν ἐγχρίσῃ στίβι τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου εἰς μάτην G3155 ὁ ὡραϊσμός σου ἀπώσαντό σε οἱ ἐρασταί σου τὴν ψυχήν σου ζητοῦσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:8 - πῶς ἐρεῖτε ὅτι σοφοί ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς καὶ νόμος κυρίου ἐστὶν μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν εἰς μάτην G3155 ἐγενήθη σχοῖνος ψευδὴς γραμματεῦσιν

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 14:23 - καὶ παρακαλέσουσιν ὑμᾶς διότι ὄψεσθε τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ ἐνθυμήματα αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπιγνώσεσθε διότι οὐ μάτην G3155 πεποίηκα πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησα ἐν αὐτῇ λέγει κύριος
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