Strong G3155μάτην
in vain
- Transliteration
- matēn
- Pronunciation
- mat'-ane
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
Accusative case of a derivative of the base of G3145 (through the idea of tentative manipulation that is unsuccessful search or else of punishment);
folly that is (adverbially) to no purpose: - in vain.
folly that is (adverbially) to no purpose: - in vain.
Detailed definition
μάτην
(prop. accusative of μάτη, a fault, folly), adv., [in LXX for הָבַל, שָׁוְא, etc.;]
in vain, to no purpose: Mat.15:9, Mrk.7:7" (LXX).†
(AS)
(prop. accusative of μάτη, a fault, folly), adv., [in LXX for הָבַל, שָׁוְא, etc.;]
in vain, to no purpose: Mat.15:9, Mrk.7:7" (LXX).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3155 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- vain2
First verses
- Matthew 15:9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
- Mark 7:7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
μάτην,
Doric dialect μάτᾱν [μᾰ], adverb in vain, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Hymnus in Cererem 308, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.83, etc.; μὴ πόνει μ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 44; βλέποντες ἔβλεπον μ. [prev. work] 447; μ. ἐρεῖν [prev. work] 1007)]; with a Noun, τὸ μ. ἄχθος the fruitless burden, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ag.” 165 (Lyric poetry))]; Διὸς μ. ἄκοιτις his bedfellow to no good end, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1149: as predicate, μ. ὁ μόχθος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 521.)]
2 at random, without reason, οὔ σε μ. τιμῶσι [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 523; ὅρα μὴ μ. κόμπος ὁ λόγος ᾖ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.103, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 127; οὐ γὰρ δίκαιον.. τοὺς κακοὺς μ. χρηστοὺς νομίζειν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 609; ἵνα μὴ μ. θαρρήσῃς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 189d)]; ὁ νοσῶν μ., i.e. he that is mad, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 635 (Lyric poetry), compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 95 (_anapaest meter_).)]
3 idly, falsely, λέγοντες εἴτ᾽ ἀληθές, εἴτ᾽ ἄρ᾽ οὖν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 345; λόγῳ μάτην θνῄσκοντες [prev. author] “El.” 63, compare 1298)]; μ. βέβακεν, of a dream, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 423 (Lyric poetry).—Originally _accusative_ of μάτη, and we find εἰς μάτην in 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Trag.” 28,241, 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor “Orationes” 33(51).3; ἐπὶ μ. “POxy.” 530.8 (2nd c.AD).)]
Doric dialect μάτᾱν [μᾰ], adverb in vain, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Hymnus in Cererem 308, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 1.83, etc.; μὴ πόνει μ. 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 44; βλέποντες ἔβλεπον μ. [prev. work] 447; μ. ἐρεῖν [prev. work] 1007)]; with a Noun, τὸ μ. ἄχθος the fruitless burden, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ag.” 165 (Lyric poetry))]; Διὸς μ. ἄκοιτις his bedfellow to no good end, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 1149: as predicate, μ. ὁ μόχθος 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Choephori” 521.)]
2 at random, without reason, οὔ σε μ. τιμῶσι [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 523; ὅρα μὴ μ. κόμπος ὁ λόγος ᾖ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 7.103, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 127; οὐ γὰρ δίκαιον.. τοὺς κακοὺς μ. χρηστοὺς νομίζειν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 609; ἵνα μὴ μ. θαρρήσῃς 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Theaetetus” 189d)]; ὁ νοσῶν μ., i.e. he that is mad, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 635 (Lyric poetry), compare 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 95 (_anapaest meter_).)]
3 idly, falsely, λέγοντες εἴτ᾽ ἀληθές, εἴτ᾽ ἄρ᾽ οὖν μ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 345; λόγῳ μάτην θνῄσκοντες [prev. author] “El.” 63, compare 1298)]; μ. βέβακεν, of a dream, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 423 (Lyric poetry).—Originally _accusative_ of μάτη, and we find εἰς μάτην in 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Trag.” 28,241, 2nd c.AD: Aristides Rhetor “Orationes” 33(51).3; ἐπὶ μ. “POxy.” 530.8 (2nd c.AD).)]