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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 Box 1Ki 21:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:20 - 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 evil in the sight of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:7 - For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a [fn]pit for my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:6 - “Surely every man walks about as [fn]a phantom;
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:11

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 a mere breath. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 41:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 41:6 - And [fn]when he comes to see me, he speaks [fn]falsehood;
His heart gathers wickedness to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:9 - But those who seek my [fn]life to destroy it,
Will go into the [fn]depths of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:1 - A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.
Unless the LORD builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the LORD guards the city,
The watchman keeps awake in vain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 127:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 127:2 - It is vain for you to rise up early,
To [fn]retire late,
To eat the bread of [fn]painful labors;
For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:30 - Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:3

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:17

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:13 - Then the Lord said,
“Because this people draw near with their [fn]words
And honor Me with their [fn]lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their [fn]reverence for Me [fn]consists of [fn]tradition learned by rote,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:4 - “For their princes are at Zoan
And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:29 - “Behold, all of them are [fn]false;
Their works are worthless,
Their molten images are wind and emptiness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:30 - “In vain I have struck your sons;
They accepted no chastening.
Your sword has devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30 - And you, O desolate 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:8

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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 14:23

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 in vain whatever I did [fn]to it,” declares the Lord GOD.
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