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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 -

Then Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, enemy of mine?” And he [fn]answered, “I have found you, because you have given yourself over to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 -

For they hid their net for me without cause;

Without cause they dug a pit for my soul.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6 -

“Certainly every person walks around as [fn]a fleeting shadow;

They certainly make an uproar for nothing;

He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:11 -

“With rebukes You punish a person for wrongdoing;

You consume like a moth what is precious to him;

Certainly all mankind is mere breath! Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 -

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

His heart gathers wickedness to itself;

When he goes outside, he tells 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 the LORD builds a house,

They who build it labor in vain;

Unless the LORD guards a city,

The watchman stays awake in vain.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2 -

It is futile for you to rise up early,

To [fn]stay up late,

To eat the bread of painful labor;

This is how He gives to His beloved sleep.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30 -

Do not contend with a person for no reason,

If he has done you no harm.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:3 -

“I, the LORD, am its keeper;

I water it every moment.

So that no one will [fn]damage it,

I guard 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 lies,

And the waters will overflow the secret place.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:13 -

Then the Lord said,

“Because this people approaches Me with their [fn]words

And honors Me with their lips,

But their heart is far away from Me,

And their [fn]reverence for Me [fn]consists of the commandment of men that is taught;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:4 -

“For their officials are at Zoan

And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:29 -

“Behold, all of them are [fn]false;

Their works are nothing,

Their cast metal images are wind and emptiness.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:30 -

“In vain I have struck your sons;

They did not accept discipline.

Your sword has devoured your prophets

Like a destroying lion.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30 -

And you, desolate one, what will you do?

Although you dress in scarlet,

Although you adorn yourself with jewelry of gold,

Although you enlarge your eyes with makeup,

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 the LORD 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 conduct and actions, for you will know that I have not done without reason whatever I did [fn]to it,” declares the Lord GOD.
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