Strong G1500εἰκῇ
in vain
- Transliteration
- eikē
- Pronunciation
- i-kay'
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
Probably from G1502 (through the idea of failure);
idly that is without reason (or effect): - without a cause (in) vain (-ly.)
idly that is without reason (or effect): - without a cause (in) vain (-ly.)
Detailed definition
εἰκῇ (-ῆ, Rec., as in cl.), adv.,
[in LXX: Pro.28:25 (εἰκῇ)*;]
1. without cause or reason: Mat.5:22 (E, mg.), Col.2:18 (ICC).
2. vainly, fruitlessly, to no purpose: Rom.13:4, 1Co.15:2, Gal.3:4 4:11, Col.2:18.
† (AS)
[in LXX: Pro.28:25 (εἰκῇ)*;]
1. without cause or reason: Mat.5:22 (E, mg.), Col.2:18 (ICC).
2. vainly, fruitlessly, to no purpose: Rom.13:4, 1Co.15:2, Gal.3:4 4:11, Col.2:18.
† (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G1500 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- vain4
- cause1
- vainly1
First verses
- Matthew 5:22But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
- Romans 13:4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
- 1 Corinthians 15:2By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
- Galatians 3:4Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
- Galatians 4:11I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
- Colossians 2:18Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
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Detailed Greek dictionary
εἰκῇ,
without plan or purpose, at random, at a venture, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Xenophanes Poeta Philosophus 2.13, 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 47, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 7.9, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 450, 885, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 431, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 28.5; εἰ. ζῆν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 979; πράττειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 326d; λέγεσθαι [prev. author] “Ap.” 17c, etc.; νήφων παρ᾽ εἰ. λέγοντας 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 984b17, etc.; ἄρμενα εἰ. ἀποκλασθέντα 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 22.14.)]
II in vain, [NT+1st c.BC+ (PLips. 104.29 (1st c.BC), NT.1Cor.15.2, +others)]
III slightly, moderately, ἀγγεῖα εἰ. πεπυρωμένα [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 61. (Prob. for ἐϝεκῇ 'at will', compare ἑκών.))]
without plan or purpose, at random, at a venture, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Xenophanes Poeta Philosophus 2.13, 1st c.AD(?): Heraclitus 47, 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 7.9, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 450, 885, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 431, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 28.5; εἰ. ζῆν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 979; πράττειν 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 326d; λέγεσθαι [prev. author] “Ap.” 17c, etc.; νήφων παρ᾽ εἰ. λέγοντας 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Metaphysica” 984b17, etc.; ἄρμενα εἰ. ἀποκλασθέντα 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 22.14.)]
II in vain, [NT+1st c.BC+ (PLips. 104.29 (1st c.BC), NT.1Cor.15.2, +others)]
III slightly, moderately, ἀγγεῖα εἰ. πεπυρωμένα [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Agatharchides Geographus 61. (Prob. for ἐϝεκῇ 'at will', compare ἑκών.))]