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Lexicon :: Strong's G1500 - eikē

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εἰκῇ
Transliteration
eikē (Key)
Pronunciation
i-kay'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from εἴκω (G1502) (through the idea of failure)
mGNT
6x in 1 unique form(s) TR
7x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:380,203

Strong’s Definitions

εἰκῆ eikē, i-kay'; probably from G1502 (through the idea of failure); idly, i.e. without reason (or effect):—without a cause, (in) vain(-ly).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G1500 in the following manner: in vain (5x), without a cause (1x), vainly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G1500 in the following manner: in vain (5x), without a cause (1x), vainly (1x).

  1. inconsiderably, without purpose, without just cause

  2. in vain

    1. without success or effort

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
εἰκῆ eikē, i-kay'; probably from G1502 (through the idea of failure); idly, i.e. without reason (or effect):—without a cause, (in) vain(-ly).
STRONGS G1500:
εἰκῇ (L WH Relz εἰκῇ; cf. Bttm. Ausf. Spr. ii., p. 342; Buttmann, 69 (61); [Winers Grammar, § 5, 4 e.; Jelf, § 324 Obs. 6; Kühner, § 336 Anm. 7; especially Etym. Magn. 78, 26f; and references under the word Ι, ι]), adverb; in Greek writings from Aeschylus down;
1. inconsiderately, without purpose, without just cause: Matthew 5:22 R G Tr brackets; Romans 13:4 (i. e. 'not to hide it in the scabbard, but to draw it' Fritzsche); Colossians 2:18.
2. in vain; without success or effect: 1 Corinthians 15:2; Galatians 3:4; Galatians 4:11. [From Xenophon, Aeschylus down.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:22
Romans
13:4
1 Corinthians
15:2
Galatians
3:4; 4:11
Colossians
2:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1500 matches the Greek εἰκῇ (eikē),
which occurs 6 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:2 - By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:4 - Have you experienced[fn] so much in vain—if it really was in vain?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:11 - I fear for you, that somehow I have wasted my efforts on you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:18 - Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.
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